Cannabis-related deficits in real-world memory

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 217-225

  Montgomery, C ^a   Seddon, A L ^a   Fisk, J E ^b   Murphy, P N ^c   Jansari, A ^d  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cannabis; executive function; prospective memory; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CREATIVITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MOOD CHANGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADOLESCENT; CANNABIS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858033107     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: 10991077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.1273     Document Type: Article

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