Cannabis has been used for centuries to treat seizures. Recent anecdotal reports,
accumulating animal model data, and mechanistic insights have raised interest in cannabis …

The discovery of cannabinoid receptors and subsequent identification of their endogenous
ligands (endocannabinoids) in early 1990s have greatly accelerated research on …

Environmental Psychology for Design, Third Edition, shows how rooms and buildings can
affect an occupant's behavior and health by explaining psychosocial responses. Recipient of …

Accumulating evidence indicates that astrocytes are actively involved in brain function by
regulating synaptic activity and plasticity. Different gliotransmitters, such as glutamate, ATP …

Two types of cannabinoid receptor have been discovered so far, CB1 (2.1: CBD: 1: CB1:),
cloned in 1990, and CB2 (2.1: CBD: 2: CB2:), cloned in 1993. Distinction between these …

The endocannabinoids are a family of lipid messengers that engage the cell surface
receptors that are targeted by Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the active principle in marijuana …

Freund, Tamás F., István Katona, and Daniele Piomelli. Role of Endogenous Cannabinoids
in Synaptic Signaling. Physiol Rev 83: 1017–1066, 2003; 10.1152/physrev. 00004.2003 …

The active compound in herbal cannabis, Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabinol, exerts all of its known
central effects through the CB1 cannabinoid receptor. Research on cannabinoid …

Summary Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-euphoric component of cannabis, reduces seizures in
multiple forms of pediatric epilepsies, but the mechanism (s) of anti-seizure action remain …

Most synaptic inputs are made onto the dendritic tree. Recent work has shown that dendrites
play an active role in transforming synaptic input into neuronal output and in defining the …