Chronic cannabis use is associated with attention-modulated reduction in prepulse inhibition of the startle reflex in healthy humans

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 471-484

  Kedzior, Karina K ^a,b,c   Martin Iverson, Mathew T ^a,b  

^a GRAYLANDS HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attention; Cannabis use; Human; Prepulse inhibition; Startle reflex

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; METABOLITE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCREENING; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; STARTLE REFLEX; URINALYSIS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 33745029325     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881105057516     Document Type: Article

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