Functional connectivity alterations in brain networks relevant to self-awareness in chronic cannabis users

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 68-78

  Pujol, Jesus ^a   Blanco Hinojo, Laura ^a   Batalla, Albert ^b   López Solà, Marina ^a,c   Harrison, Ben J ^d   Soriano Mas, Carles ^e,f   Crippa, Jose A ^g,h   Fagundo, Ana B ^a   Deus, Joan ^a,i   De la Torre, Rafael ^a,j   Nogué, Santiago ^b   Farré, Magí ^a,i   Torrens, Marta ^a,i   Martín Santos, Rocío ^b,h  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^f INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^h National Institute for Translational Medicine (INCT TM CNPq)   (Brazil)

ⁱ UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^j Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Anxiety; Cannabis; FMRI; Memory; Resting state; Self awareness

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; CANNABIS USE; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FRONTAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INSULA; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; PRECUNEUS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; TEMPORAL CORTEX; TEMPORAL LOBE; VERBAL MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT;

ANXIETY; CANNABIS; FMRI; MEMORY; RESTING STATE; SELF-AWARENESS;

ANXIETY; AWARENESS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OXYGEN; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893942330     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.12.008     Document Type: Article

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