Marijuana and brain health: hippocampal injury, protection and recoveryMurat Yucel
The use of marijuana, medically known ascannabis, is gaining popularity across the U.S. as more states legalize it for recreational and medical use. However, how marijuana affects the heart and brain health is still not completely known. Two new studies, by separate research groups, shed li...
In recent research, with brain-scanning technology and longer-term studies, researchers are learning more and more about the effects marijuana may have on the brain.
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In this episode, I discuss cannabis (aka marijuana), including the biological mechanisms underlying its effects on the mind and body, its known medical applications, its impact on libido, creativity, hunger, hormones and more. I also cover the known adverse health consequences of chronic and even...
More Health News » What are abusing marijuana effects on brain? The bad effects of marijuana are numerous. For example, it can impair thinking, as in learning, and memory for several days after each time it is used. That risk seems to be even higher for people who score lower on IQ...
More Health News » What are abusing marijuana effects on brain? The bad effects of marijuana are numerous. For example, it can impair thinking, as in learning, and memory for several days after each time it is used. That risk seems to be even higher for people who score lower on IQ...
Research questions include: whether exposure during development alters the developmental trajectory of brain areas; if marijuana influences motivation and emotions, depending on when it is used; and how marijuana use interacts with mental health conditions emerging during adolescence, for example, eating ...
Though it has been studied for decades, much remains unknown about how marijuana, or cannabis, affects heart and brain health. And there are significant challenges to finding clear answers. "The evidence that has been emerging from animal models show ramifications in the brain and in the heart,...
"Approximately 70 percent of individuals who use marijuana also use tobacco," said Dr. Francesca Filbey, the study's principal investigator and director of cognitive neuroscience of addictive behaviors at the Center for BrainHealth. "Our findings exemplify why the effects of marijuana on the brain...