The neurobiology of cannabis use disorders: A call for evidence

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue MAY, 2016, Pages

  Lorenzetti, Valentina ^a   Cousijn, Janna ^b   Solowij, Nadia ^c   Garavan, Hugh ^d   Suo, Chao ^a   Yücel, Murat ^a   Verdejo García, Antonio ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Cannabis use disorder; Dependence; Neurobiology; Physiological; Stress

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DORSAL STRIATUM; HUMAN; LATERAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; NEUROBIOLOGY; RELAPSE; STRESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84973300818     PISSN: 16625153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00086     Document Type: Article

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