Roles of the Endocannabinoid system in learning and memory

Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 201-230

  Marsicano, Giovanni ^a   Lafenêtre, Pauline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Amygdala; CB1 receptors; Endocannabinoid system; Extinction; Learning and memory; Model

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; ENDOCANNABINOID;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; CANNABIS ADDICTION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CANNABINOIDS; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MEMORY; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1;

EID: 79952111552     PISSN: 18663370     EISSN: 18663389     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-88955-7_8     Document Type: Review

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