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[Cognitive abnormalities and cannabis use]Nadia Solowij
School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
Rev Bras Psiquiatr 32:S31-40. 2010..Evidence that cannabis use impairs cognitive function in humans has been accumulating in recent decades. The purpose of this overview is to update knowledge in this area with new findings from the most recent literature...
Alteration to hippocampal shape in cannabis users with and without schizophreniaNadia Solowij
School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
Schizophr Res 143:179-84. 2013..e., deflations across the hippocampus, and with an anterior predisposition), in cannabis-using schizophrenia patients. These alterations were associated with cannabis use patterns and psychotic symptoms...- Effect of long-term cannabis use on axonal fibre connectivityAndrew Zalesky
Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, The University of Melbourne and Melbourne Health, Melbourne, 3053, Australia
Brain 135:2245-55. 2012..Our findings indicate long-term cannabis use is hazardous to the white matter of the developing brain. Delaying the age at which regular use begins may minimize the severity of microstructural impairment... - Reflection impulsivity in adolescent cannabis users: a comparison with alcohol-using and non-substance-using adolescentsNadia Solowij
School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 219:575-86. 2012..Reflection impulsivity-a failure to gather and evaluate information before making a decision-is a critical component of risk-taking and substance use behaviours, which are highly prevalent during adolescence... - Cerebellar white-matter changes in cannabis users with and without schizophreniaN Solowij
School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Australia
Psychol Med 41:2349-59. 2011..We examined cerebellar grey and white matter in cannabis users with and without schizophrenia... - Verbal learning and memory in adolescent cannabis users, alcohol users and non-usersNadia Solowij
School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 216:131-44. 2011..Long-term heavy cannabis use can result in memory impairment. Adolescent users may be especially vulnerable to the adverse neurocognitive effects of cannabis... - The chronic effects of cannabis on memory in humans: a reviewNadia Solowij
School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Australia
Curr Drug Abuse Rev 1:81-98. 2008..The precise nature of memory deficits in cannabis users, their neural substrates and manifestation requires much further exploration through a variety of behavioural, functional brain imaging, prospective and genetic studies... 
Cannabis and cognitive dysfunction: parallels with endophenotypes of schizophrenia?Nadia Solowij
Neuroscience Institute for Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders Affiliated Scientists, Australia
J Psychiatry Neurosci 32:30-52. 2007..The theoretical and clinical significance of further research in this field is in enhancing our understanding of underlying pathophysiology and improving the provision of treatments for substance use and mental illness...- Chronic cannabis users show altered neurophysiological functioning on Stroop task conflict resolutionRobert A Battisti
School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 212:613-24. 2010..There is increasing evidence that conflict monitoring and resolution processes (i.e. the ability to detect and respond to change) may be affected... - Delayed preattentional functioning in early psychosis patients with cannabis useNicole Pesa
School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 222:507-18. 2012..The event-related potentials, mismatch negativity (MMN) and P3a are reduced in EP. Cannabinoids have been shown to modulate N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors which are involved in MMN generation... - Cannabis, cannabinoids and schizophrenia: integration of the evidenceMartin Cohen
Centre for Brain and Mental Health Research, University of Newcastle, Hunter New England Mental Health Service, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 42:357-68. 2008.... - Fatty acid relationships in former cannabis users with schizophreniaSharon Monterrubio
Department of Psychology and Illawarra Institute for Mental Health, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, NSW, 2522, Australia
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 30:280-5. 2006..Future research may determine whether these FAs are involved in hypothesised links between anandamide abnormalities, cannabis use and stress in schizophrenia... - Chronic use of cannabis and poor neural efficiency in verbal memory abilityRobert A Battisti
School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 209:319-30. 2010..We sought to examine the impact of chronic cannabis use upon memory-related brain function via examination of the subsequent memory effect (SME) of the event-related potential (ERP)... - Chronic stress and adaptationSharon Monterrubio
Am J Psychiatry 163:553; author reply 553. 2006 - Does marijuana use cause long-term cognitive deficits?Nadia Solowij
JAMA 287:2653-4; author reply 2654. 2002 - Are the adverse consequences of cannabis use age-dependent?Nadia Solowij
Addiction 97:1083-6. 2002 - Cognitive and neuropsychiatric consequences of endocannabinoid signaling dysfunctionNadia Solowij
Neuropsychopharmacology 31:471-2. 2006 - Understanding drug addiction: a neuropsychological perspectiveMurat Yucel
ORYGEN Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 41:957-68. 2007..Presented herein is a neuropsychological model of addictive behaviour that highlights the complex interplay between cognition, brain maturation, psychopathology and drug exposure... - Regional brain abnormalities associated with long-term heavy cannabis useMurat Yucel
MAPS, ORYGEN Research Centre, 35 Poplar Rd, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Arch Gen Psychiatry 65:694-701. 2008..Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug in the developed world. Despite this, there is a paucity of research examining its long-term effect on the human brain... - Cognitive functioning of long-term heavy cannabis users seeking treatmentNadia Solowij
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
JAMA 287:1123-31. 2002..Cognitive impairments are associated with long-term cannabis use, but the parameters of use that contribute to impairments and the nature and endurance of cognitive dysfunction remain uncertain...