Effects of marijuana on visuospatial working memory: An fMRI Study in young adults

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 429-438

  Smith, Andra M ^a   Longo, Carmelinda A ^a   Fried, Peter A ^b   Hogan, Matthew J ^c,d   Cameron, Ian ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Executive functioning; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Marijuana; Visuospatial working memory

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CAFFEINE; CANNABIS; NICOTINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL CORTEX; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; VISUAL MEMORY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WORKING MEMORY;

AGE FACTORS; BRAIN; CANNABIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955575471     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-010-1841-8     Document Type: Article

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