Marijuana use predicts cognitive performance on tasks of executive function

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 298-308

  Dahlgren, Mary Kathryn ^a,b   Sagar, Kelly A ^a   Racine, Megan T ^a   Dreman, Meredith W ^a   Gruber, Staci A ^a,c  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CANNABIS SMOKING; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961575164     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2016.77.298     Document Type: Article

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