Sexually dimorphic effects of cannabinoid compounds on emotion and cognition

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue SEPTEMBER, 2011, Pages

  Rubino, Tiziana ^a   Parolaro, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cannabinoid; Cognition; Emotionality; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

2 ARACHIDONOYLGLYCEROL; 2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; 4 (1,1 DIMETHYLHEPTYL) 1',2',3',4',5',6' HEXAHYDRO 2,3' DIHYDROXY 6' (3 HYDROXYPROPYL)BIPHENYL; ANANDAMIDE; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR AGONIST; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; DEXANABINOL; DRONABINOL; ENDOCANNABINOID; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; POSTSYNAPTIC DENSITY PROTEIN 95; SYNAPTOBREVIN 2; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ATTENTION; BINDING SITE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; EMOTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; METABOLIC REGULATION; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPATIAL MEMORY;

EID: 84855513604     PISSN: 16625153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2011.00064     Document Type: Review

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