The role of prefrontal cortex in cognitive control and executive function

NP Friedman, TW Robbins - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Concepts of cognitive control (CC) and executive function (EF) are defined in terms
of their relationships with goal-directed behavior versus habits and controlled versus …

Twin studies to GWAS: there and back again

NP Friedman, MT Banich, MC Keller - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2021 - cell.com
The field of human behavioral genetics has come full circle. It began by using twin/family
studies to estimate the relative importance of genetic and environmental influences. As large …

Evidence on the acute and residual neurocognitive effects of cannabis use in adolescents and adults: A systematic meta‐review of meta‐analyses

L Dellazizzo, S Potvin, S Giguère, A Dumais - Addiction, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cannabis is among the most consumed psychoactive substances world‐wide.
Considering changing policy trends regarding the substance, it is crucial to understand more …

Long-term cannabis use and cognitive reserves and hippocampal volume in midlife

MH Meier, A Caspi, A R. Knodt, W Hall… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Cannabis use is increasing among midlife and older adults. This study tested the
hypotheses that long-term cannabis use is associated with cognitive deficits and smaller …

Use of marijuana: effect on brain health: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

FD Testai, PB Gorelick, HJ Aparicio, FM Filbey… - Stroke, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Marijuana is perceived as a harmless drug, and its recreational use has gained popularity
among young individuals. The concentration of active ingredients in recreational …

Cannabis and cognitive functioning: from acute to residual effects, from randomized controlled trials to prospective designs

J Bourque, S Potvin - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, several jurisdictions have revised their regulation policy toward both medical
and recreational use of cannabis. These changes have elicited concerns regarding how …

Associations between adolescent cannabis use and young-adult functioning in three longitudinal twin studies

JD Schaefer, NR Hamdi, SM Malone… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Observational studies have linked cannabis use to an array of negative outcomes, including
psychiatric symptoms, cognitive impairment, and educational and occupational …

Causal effects of cannabis legalization on parents, parenting, and children: A systematic review

S Wilson, SH Rhee - Preventive medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Medical and recreational cannabis legalization lead to increased cannabis use among
adults. There is concern that legalization has negative implications for minors via effects on …

Decision making and impulsivity in young adult cannabis users

BF O'Donnell, PD Skosnik, WP Hetrick… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Aims: Chronic cannabis users show impairments on laboratory measures of decision
making which reflect risk factors for initiation and continued use of cannabis. However, the …

The CannTeen study: verbal episodic memory, spatial working memory, and response inhibition in adolescent and adult cannabis users and age-matched controls

W Lawn, N Fernandez-Vinson, C Mokrysz, G Hogg… - …, 2022 - Springer
Background Preclinical and human studies suggest that adolescent cannabis use may be
associated with worse cognitive outcomes than adult cannabis use. We investigated the …