Abstract Background The glutamate (Glu) and gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA)
hypotheses of schizophrenia were proposed in the 1980s. However, current findings on …

Recreational and chronic cannabis use has been associated with a range of acute and
chronic effects including; anti‐nociceptive actions, anxiety, depression, psychotic symptoms …

The endocannabinoid system is a complex neuronal system involved in a number of
biological functions, like attention, anxiety, mood, memory, appetite, reward, and immune …

Background Magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies measuring brain glutamate
separately from glutamine are helping elucidate schizophrenia pathophysiology. An …

A substantial body of credible evidence has accumulated that suggest that cannabis use is
an important potentially preventable risk factor for the development of psychotic illness and …

The primary psychoactive compound in cannabis, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is
capable of producing bivalent rewarding and aversive affective states through interactions …

Cannabis remains one of the most widely used illicit drugs during pregnancy. The main
psychoactive component of marijuana (Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol, THC) is correlated with …

Clinical and pre-clinical evidence demonstrates divergent psychotropic effects of THC vs.
CBD. While THC can induce perceptual distortions and anxiogenic effects, CBD displays …

(1) Background: Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) approaches are widely used to
study cortical and corticospinal function. However, responses to TMS are subject to …

As the frequency of cannabis use by 14–16-year-olds increases, it becomes increasingly
important to understand the effect of cannabis on the developing central nervous system …