White matter integrity pre- and post marijuana and alcohol initiation in adolescence

Brain Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 396-414

  Jacobus, Joanna ^a,b   Squeglia, Lindsay M ^b   Alejandra Infante, M ^b,c   Bava, Sunita ^a,b   Tapert, Susan F ^a,b  

^a VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Alcohol; Brain; Cognition; Development; Diffusion tensor imaging; Marijuana; White matter

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONA RADIATA (BRAIN); CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERFORMANCE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84898599164     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20763425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/brainsci3010396     Document Type: Article

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