Altered brain activation during visuomotor integration in chronic active cannabis users: Relationship to cortisol levels

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 31, Issue 49, 2011, Pages 17923-17931

  King, George R ^a   Ernst, Thomas ^a   Deng, Weiran ^a   Stenger, Andrew ^a   Gonzales, Rachael M K ^a   Nakama, Helenna ^a   Chang, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BOLD SIGNAL; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; SALIVA LEVEL; STRIATE CORTEX; SUPERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CUES; DRUG-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OXYGEN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83055160888     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4148-11.2011     Document Type: Article

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