New study from our group assessed cognitive and subjective effects of a synthetic cannabinoid, JWH-018. Read coverage of the publication from Live Science.
Tag: Cannabis
Even Low Doses of Synthetic Cannabinoids Can Impair Cognitive Performance
New Rochelle, NY, March 19, 2019—A new study shows that inhaled doses of as little as 2 mg of the synthetic cannabinoid JWH-018 can significantly impair critical thinking and memory, slow reaction times, and increase confusion and dissociation. The results of this placebo controlled, cross-over study are published in Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, a peer-reviewed… Continue reading Even Low Doses of Synthetic Cannabinoids Can Impair Cognitive Performance
Neuroimaging study sheds new light on how a dose of THC changes the brain
PsyPost 19/01/2019 New neuroimaging research provides insight into how tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the main psychoactive compound in cannabis, affects the human brain. The study found that THC increases glutamate concentrations in the striatum, a major brain structure involved in the coordination of body movement, decision-making and the initiation of action. Read more about our new… Continue reading Neuroimaging study sheds new light on how a dose of THC changes the brain
What Cocaine and Weed do to Memory
Vice 08/08/2018 Your memory is really your identity. Your own history, your own desires, your own fears. Find article here
Stoned rijden is niet zo gevaarlijk als de overheid het doet lijken
Vice Nederland 04/07/2018 Niemand gaat beter rijden van wiet, maar medische cannabisgebruikers mogen nu in principe nooit meer de weg op, en dat is sterk overdreven. Find article here
