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Prenatal Exposure to Cannabis Impacts Sociability in Male Offspring Only

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 11, 2018

A new study reveals prenatal cannabis exposure can cause behavioral and neural deficits in male offspring. Researchers say male rats exposed to marijuana in virto were less sociable than normal animals.... Read More...

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Scrapping Excessive Neural Connections Helps Build New Connections

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 10, 2017

Findings could help in the development of new prevention options and treatments for drug addiction, researchers report.... Read More...

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Mulling the Marijuana Munchies: How the Brain Flips the Hunger Switch

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 18, 2015

According to a new study, the marijuana 'munchies' appear to be driven by neurons which are usually involved in suppressing hunger.... Read More...

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How Marijuana Impairs Memory

Neuroscience NewsMarch 1, 2012

A major downside of the medical use of marijuana is the drug's ill effects on working memory, the ability to transiently hold and process information for reason... Read More...

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Marijuana users weigh less, defying the munchies

Metabolite may play a role in nicotine addiction

High-risk genes for schizophrenia discovered

Neuroscience

Marijuana users weigh less, defying the munchies

Metabolite may play a role in nicotine addiction

High-risk genes for schizophrenia discovered

Neurology

Skin discovery may help explain why women get autoimmune diseases far more often than men

Blood pressure drug shows promise for treating Parkinson’s and dementia in animal study

General anesthesia hijacks sleep circuitry to knock you out

AI

Artificial intelligence singles out neurons faster than a human can

Heads in the cloud: Scientists predict internet of thoughts ‘within decades’

Robotics

Heads in the cloud: Scientists predict internet of thoughts ‘within decades’

Robots created with 3D printers could be caring for those in golden years

Robots to autocomplete soldier tasks

Psychology

Metabolite may play a role in nicotine addiction

High-risk genes for schizophrenia discovered

Behavioral disorders in kids with autism linked to reduced brain connectivity

CB1R

Scrapping Excessive Neural Connections Helps Build New Connections

Mulling the Marijuana Munchies: How the Brain Flips the Hunger Switch

How Marijuana Impairs Memory