Gross morphological brain changes with chronic, heavy cannabis use

V Lorenzetti, N Solowij, S Whittle, A Fornito… - The British Journal of …, 2015 - cambridge.org
We investigated the morphology of multiple brain regions in a rare sample of 15 very heavy
cannabis users with minimal psychiatric comorbidity or significant exposure to other …

Impairment of inhibitory control processing related to acute psychotomimetic effects of cannabis

S Bhattacharyya, Z Atakan, R Martin-Santos… - European …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cannabis use can induce acute psychotic symptoms and increase the risk of schizophrenia.
Impairments in inhibitory control and processing are known to occur both under the …

[HTML][HTML] Longitudinal changes in white matter microstructure after heavy cannabis use

MP Becker, PF Collins, KO Lim, RL Muetzel… - Developmental cognitive …, 2015 - Elsevier
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) studies of cannabis users report alterations in brain white
matter microstructure, primarily based on cross-sectional research, and etiology of the …

Effects of marijuana use on prefrontal and parietal volumes and cognition in emerging adults

JS Price, T McQueeny, S Shollenbarger… - …, 2015 - Springer
Rationale Chronic marijuana (MJ) use among adolescents has been associated with
structural and functional abnormalities, particularly in developing regions responsible for …

[HTML][HTML] Brain activation to negative stimuli mediates a relationship between adolescent marijuana use and later emotional functioning

MM Heitzeg, LM Cope, ME Martz, JE Hardee… - Developmental cognitive …, 2015 - Elsevier
This work investigated the impact of heavy marijuana use during adolescence on emotional
functioning, as well as the brain functional mediators of this effect. Participants (n= 40) were …

[HTML][HTML] Aberrant orbitofrontal connectivity in marijuana smoking adolescents

MP Lopez-Larson, J Rogowska… - Developmental cognitive …, 2015 - Elsevier
Introduction Orbitofrontal (OFC) circuits have been implicated in the pathophysiology of
substance use disorders. The current study examined OFC functional connectivity …

Functional activation and effective connectivity differences in adolescent marijuana users performing a simulated gambling task

A Acheson, KL Ray, CS Hines, K Li… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Adolescent marijuana use is associated with structural and functional
differences in forebrain regions while performing memory and attention tasks. In the present …

Cognitive correlates of frontoparietal network connectivity 'at rest'in individuals with differential risk for psychotic disorder

SCT Peeters, S van Bronswijk, V van de Ven… - European …, 2015 - Elsevier
Altered frontoparietal network functional connectivity (FPN-fc) has been associated with
neurocognitive dysfunction in individuals with (risk for) psychotic disorder. Cannabis use is …

Dose-dependent effects of cannabis on the neural correlates of error monitoring in frequent cannabis users

MA Kowal, H van Steenbergen, LS Colzato… - European …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cannabis has been suggested to impair the capacity to recognize discrepancies between
expected and executed actions. However, there is a lack of conclusive evidence regarding …

Hemispheric language asymmetry in first episode psychosis and schizotypy: The role of cannabis consumption and cognitive disorganization

DA Herzig, S Sullivan, G Lewis, R Corcoran… - Schizophrenia …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Cannabis use has been related to an elevated psychosis risk and attenuated cognitive
functioning. Cannabis-related cognitive impairments are also observed in populations along …