An exploration on the effects of marijuana on eyewitness memory

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 117-128

  Yuille, John C ^a   Tollestrup, Patricia A ^a   Marxsen, David ^a   Porter, Stephen ^a   Herve, Hugues F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NORMAL HUMAN; RECALL; STRESS; VICTIM; WITNESS;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BRITISH COLUMBIA; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL RECALL; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0032404711     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-2527(97)00027-7     Document Type: Article

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