Neuropsychological deficits associated with cannabis use in young adults

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 159-162

  Grant, Jon E ^a   Chamberlain, Samuel R ^b   Schreiber, Liana ^a   Odlaug, Brian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Addiction; Cannabis; Cognition; Impulsivity

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAMBRIDGE GAMBLE TASK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ONE TOUCH STOCKINGS OF CAMBRIDGE TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID VISUAL INFORMATION PROCESSING TASK; REACTION TIME; SPATIAL MEMORY; STOP SIGNAL REACTION TIME; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MARIJUANA SMOKING; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

CANNABIS;

EID: 84855866506     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.08.015     Document Type: Article

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