Effect of long-term cannabis use on axonal fibre connectivity

A Zalesky, N Solowij, M Yücel, DI Lubman, M Takagi… - Brain, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Cannabis use typically begins during adolescence and early adulthood, a period when
cannabinoid receptors are still abundant in white matter pathways across the brain …

Brain structural changes in cannabis dependence: association with MAGL

P Manza, K Yuan, E Shokri-Kojori, D Tomasi… - Molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Cannabis use is rising, yet there is poor understanding of biological processes that might
link chronic cannabis use to brain structural abnormalities. To lend insight into this topic, we …

Structural and functional imaging studies in chronic cannabis users: a systematic review of adolescent and adult findings

A Batalla, S Bhattacharyya, M Yuecel, P Fusar-Poli… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background The growing concern about cannabis use, the most commonly used illicit drug
worldwide, has led to a significant increase in the number of human studies using …

Adverse effects of cannabis on adolescent brain development: a longitudinal study

J Camchong, KO Lim, S Kumra - Cerebral cortex, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Cannabis is widely perceived as a safe recreational drug and its use is increasing in youth. It
is important to understand the implications of cannabis use during childhood and …

[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 …

Altered resting-state connectivity in adolescent cannabis users

C Orr, R Morioka, B Behan, S Datwani… - The American journal …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug in adolescence. Heavy use is
associated with deficits on a broad range of cognitive functions and heavy use during …

Grey matter alterations associated with cannabis use: results of a VBM study in heavy cannabis users and healthy controls

J Cousijn, RW Wiers, KR Ridderinkhof… - Neuroimage, 2012 - Elsevier
Cannabis abuse is related to impairments in a broad range of cognitive functions. However,
studies on cannabis abuse in relation to brain structure are sparse and results are …

Corpus callosum damage in heavy marijuana use: preliminary evidence from diffusion tensor tractography and tract-based spatial statistics

D Arnone, TR Barrick, S Chengappa, CE Mackay… - Neuroimage, 2008 - Elsevier
Heavy marijuana use has well established long term consequences for cognition and
mental health, but the effect on brain structure is less well understood. We used an MRI …

[HTML][HTML] Recreational marijuana use impacts white matter integrity and subcortical (but not cortical) morphometry

JM Orr, CJ Paschall, MT Banich - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2016 - Elsevier
A recent shift in legal and social attitudes toward marijuana use has also spawned a surge
of interest in understanding the effects of marijuana use on the brain. There is considerable …

Long-term effects of marijuana use on the brain

FM Filbey, S Aslan, VD Calhoun… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Questions surrounding the effects of chronic marijuana use on brain structure continue to
increase. To date, however, findings remain inconclusive. In this comprehensive study that …