IQ - MEMORY - COGNITIVE EFFECTS

IQ - MEMORY - COGNITIVE EFFECTS:

• Cannabis use in youth is associated with limited alterations in brain structure:  https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-019-0347-2
• Marijuana Effects on the Brain: https://greencamp.com/marijuana-effects-on-brain/
• Short-term effects of cannabis consumption on cognitive performance in medical cannabis patients: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23279095.2019.1681424?journalCode=hapn21
• Weed Doesn’t Make Us Stupid, Yet Another Study Confirms: https://merryjane.com/news/the-fda-can-now-regulate-vapes-and-e-cigs-like-tobacco-court-rules?folded=true
• Investigating the causal effect of cannabis use on cognitive function with a quasi-experimental co-twin design:  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871619304892
• 2010
• Key ingredient staves off marijuana memory loss (news-2010) http://www.nature.com/news/2010/101001/full/news.2010.508.html?s=news_rss
• Marijuana May Offset Alcohol-Induced Cognitive Impairment Among Teens (news–2010) http://norml.org/news/2010/10/21/marijuana-may-offset-alcohol-induced-cognitive-impairment-among-teens
• Are Stoners Really Dumb, or Do They Just Think They Are? (news–2010) http://healthland.time.com/2010/11/18/are-stoners-really-dumb-or-do-they-just-think-they-are/
• 2011
• Study: Marijuana Not Linked With Long Term Cognitive Impairment (news–2011) http://healthland.time.com/2011/07/19/study-marijuana-not-linked-with-long-term-cognitive-impairment/
• “Stoner Stupid” Myth Goes Up In Smoke (news–2011) http://blog.norml.org/2011/07/27/stonet-stupid-myth-goes-up-in-smoke/
• High Childhood IQ Linked to Subsequent Illicit Drug Use, Research Suggests (news–2011) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111114221018.htm
• Cannabinoid-1 Receptor Protects The Brain From Aging (news–2011) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/230948.php
• Bodyguard for the Brain: Researchers Identify Mechanism That Seems to Protect Brain
  from Aging (news–2011)  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110712093856.htm
• On Creativity, Marijuana and “a Butterfly Effect in Thought” (news–2011) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-silva/on-creativity-marijuana-a_b_900701.html
• 2012
• Cannabis and Creativity (news–2012) https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/psychology-masala/201204/cannabis-and-creativity
• The Science Behind Cannabis and Creativity (news–2012) http://www.neboagency.com/blog/the-science-behind-cannabis-and-creativity/
• Teen Marijuana Use May Show No Effect On Brain Tissue, Unlike Alcohol, Study Finds (news–2012) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/21/teens-marijuana-brain-tissue-alcohol_n_2331779.html
• Pot smoking not tied to middle-age mental decline (news–2012) http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/04/us-drugs-idUSTRE8030AE20120104
• Structured Unlearning: Marijuana May Impair Memory via the Brain’s Non-Firing Cells (news–2012) http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/marijuana-memory-astrocytes/
• Does Cannabis Boost Creativity? (news–2012) http://www.wakingtimes.com/2012/03/14/does-cannabis-boost-creativity/
• How Marijuana Impairs Memory (news–2012)
  http://neurosciencenews.com/marijuana-impairs-memory-astroglia-cb1r-thc/
• 2013
• Link between pot smoking and IQ drop challenged (news–2013) http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2013/01/14/link-between-pot-smoking-and-iq-drop-challenged
• Low Doses of THC (Cannabis) Can Halt Brain Damage, Study Suggests (news–2013) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130530132531.htm
• Marijuana may improve stamina, rejuvenate brain —study (news-2013) http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/312937/scitech/science/marijuana-may-improve-staminarejuvenate-brain-study
• THC Can Prevent Brain Damage – Study (news–2013) http://www.science20.com/news_articles/thc_can_prevent_brain_damage_study-113512
• Preventing marijuana-induced memory problems with over-the-counter painkillers (news–2013) http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-11-marijuana-induced-memory-problems-over-the-counter-painkillers.html
• In Mice Anti-Inflammatories Ameliorate Medical Marijuana’s Memory Mishaps (news–2013) http://news.yahoo.com/mice-anti-inflammatories-ameliorate-medical-marijuanas-memory-mishaps-165808519.html
• Science for potheads: Why they love to get high (news–2013) http://www.salon.com/2013/09/08/science_for_potheads_why_they_love_to_get_high/
• New Research Finds Marijuana May Combat Brain Damage (news–2013) http://thejointblog.com/new-research-finds-marijuana-may-combat-brain-damage/
• 2014
• Discovery Sheds New Light on Marijuana’s Anxiety Relief Effects (news–2014) http://neurosciencenews.com/cannabinoid-receptors-amygdala-anxiety-833/
• Pot-smoking students better at school than ‘marginalized’ tobacco-smoking peers (news–2014) http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/pot-smoking-students-better-at-school-than-marginalized-tobacco-smokingpeers-1.1745098#ixzz2x6Iq4iMr
• Cannabis, Creativity, & The Cortex (news–2014) http://neuwritesd.org/2014/01/16/cannabis-creativity-the-cortex/
• Marijuana: Occasional Cannabis Use in Teenagers Has ‘No Relationship’ with IQ or Exam Results (news–2014) http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/marijuana-occasional-cannabis-use-teenagers-has-no-relationship-iq-exam-results-1471083
• No, marijuana use doesn’t lower your IQ (news–2014) http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/10/22/no-marijuana-use-doesnt-lower-your-iq/
• Cannabis Prevents the Negative Behavioral and Physiological Effects PTSD (news–2014) http://neurosciencenews.com/neuropharmacology-cannabinoids-ptsd-1300/
• Marijuana use and high school graduation: it’s complicated (news–2014) http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/09/18/marijuana-use-and-high-school-graduation-its-complicated/
• 2015
• Cannabis conundrum: Evidence of harm?: Opposition to marijuana use is often rooted in arguments about the drug’s harm to children and adults, but the scientific evidence is seldom clear-cut (article–2015) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncy.21516/full
• Nicotine Changes Marijuana’s Effect on the Brain (news & abstract-2015) http://neurosciencenews.com/hippocampal-volume-nicotine-marijuana-2457/
• Cannabinoid Receptors May Control Aversive Memories (news & abstract-2015) http://neurosciencenews.com/habenula-cb1-receptors-memory-2742/
• How Medical Marijuana’s Chemicals May Protect Cells (news–2015) http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-medical-marijuana-s-chemicals-may-protect-cells/
• Daily pot use not associated with brain shrinkage: Colorado study (news–2015) http://news.yahoo.com/daily-pot-not-associated-brain-shrinkage-colorado-study-235549441.html
• Cannabis: World-renowned researchers discuss a new frontier in therapeutics (news–2015) http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-cannabis-world-renowned-discuss-frontier-therapeutics.html
• Many Anti-Pot Arguments Are Based On Weak Science, Say Researchers (news–2015) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/marijuana-usemyths_55cb6f53e4b0923c12bed78d?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592&kvcommref=mostpopular
• Should I stay or should I go? On the importance of aversive memories and the  endogenous cannabinoid (news–2015) http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-09-importance-aversive-memories-endogenous-cannabinoid.html
• Marijuana brain study offers new substance by including nicotine use (news–2015) http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-10-marijuana-brain-substance-nicotine.html
• Alcohol and the teen brain: There’s evidence binge drinking is dangerous for the  adolescent brain –but guess what substance gets the bad rap (news–2015) http://www.salon.com/2015/11/30/teens_and_binge_drinking_partner/
• Marijuana and the Developing Brain (news–2015) http://www.apa.org/monitor/2015/11/marijuana-brain.aspx
• Hemp Oil Giving Iowa Woman Her Life Back (news–2015) http://whotv.com/2015/02/09/hemp-oil-giving-iowa-woman-her-life-back/
• Selective Reduction of THC's Unwanted Effects through Serotonin Receptor Inhibition. (USA, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4497641/ 
• Involvement of the serotonergic system of the ventral hippocampus (CA3) on amnesia induced by ACPA in mice. (Iran, abstract, 2015) https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Involvement-of-the-serotonergic-system-of-the-(CA3)-Nasehi-Kafi/f310feefc8c94da35204c488f7c7e16ba14778bc 
• Caffeine protects against memory loss induced by high and non-anxiolytic dose of cannabidiol in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio). (Brazil, abstract, 2015) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091305715300186 
• The dual effect of CA1 NMDA receptor modulation on ACPA-induced amnesia in stepdown passive avoidance learning task. (Iran, abstract, 2015) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25680309/ 
• Synergistic effect between prelimbic 5-HT3 and CB1 receptors on memory consolidation deficit in adult male Sprague-Dawley rats: an isobologram analysis. (Iran, abstract, 2015) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306452215010933 
• Effect of nucleus accumbens shell 5-HT4 receptors on the impairment of ACPA-induced emotional memory consolidation in male Wistar rats. (Iran, abstract, 2015) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281482827_Effect_of_nucleus_accumbens_shell_5-HT4_receptors_on_the_impairment_of_ACPA-induced_emotional_memory_consolidation_in_male_Wistar_rats 
• GABAA receptors in the central amygdala are involved in memory retention deficits induced by cannabinoids in rats. (Iran, abstract, 2015) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091305715300617 
• 2016
• Harvesting Benefits from Cannabinoids (article–2016) http://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(16)31675-0
• Marijuana Could Help Treat Drug Addiction and Mental Health Problems (news & abst–2016) http://neurosciencenews.com/addiction-mental-health-marijuana-5536/
• Cannabinoids control memory through mitochondria (news & abst–2016) http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-11-cannabinoids-memory-mitochondria.html
• Cannabis use in teens does not affect their IQ or educational performance (news–2016) http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/cannabis-use-teens-does-not-affect-their-iq-educational-performance-1536824
• Cannabis ‘doesn’t lower IQ or school grades’ – but smoking tobacco does (news–2016) http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/12/cannabis-doesnt-lower-iq-or-school-grades-but-smoking-tobacco-does-5617875/#ixzz3xf2XAoDW
  
• Largest ever longitudinal twin study of adolescent cannabis use finds no relationship heavy use and IQ decline (news–2016) http://thescienceexplorer.com/brain-and-body/largest-ever-twin-study-finds-no-link-between-smoking-pot-and-iq-decline
• Age When Marijuana Use Starts Impacts Brain Development Differently (news–2016) http://psychcentral.com/news/2016/02/14/age-when-marijuana-use-starts-impacts-brain-developmentdifferently/99060.html
• Marijuana May Boost Brain Performance (news–2016) http://www.worldhealth.net/news/marijuana-may-boost-brain-performance/
• Marijuana may help delay Alzheimer’s symptoms (news–2016) http://psychcentral.com/lib/marijuana-may-help-delay-alzheimers-symptoms/
• Cannabinoids Induce Memory Loss Through a Decrease in Energy in Neurons (news–2016) http://neurosciencenews.com/neural-energy-cannabinoids-5477/
• Cannabinoid receptors regulate memory processes by modulating mitochondrial energy metabolism (news–2016) http://www.news-medical.net/news/20161110/Cannabinoid-receptors-regulate-memory-processes-by-modulating-mitochondrial-energy-metabolism.aspx
• Marijuana Side Effects: 5 Worst Complaints From Users (news–2016) http://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/marijuana-side-effects-worst-complaints.html/
• Is Cannabis the Key to Unlocking Creativity? (news–2016) https://www.marijuanatimes.org/is-cannabis-the-key-to-unlocking-creativity/
• College Kids Who Consume Cannabis Have Higher than Average GPAs (news–2016) https://www.marijuanatimes.org/college-kids-who-consume-cannabis-have-higher-than-average-gpas/
• Scientists Find Consuming Cannabis Does Not Impact Intelligence (news–2016) https://www.marijuanatimes.org/scientists-find-consuming-cannabis-does-not-impact-intelligence/
• Activation of cannabinoid CB1 receptors in the ventral hippocampus improved stress-induced amnesia in rat. (Iran, abstract, 2016) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006899316304322?via%3Dihub 
• Neuromodulatory effects of the dorsal hippocampal endocannabinoid system in dextromethorphan/morphine-induced amnesia. (Iran, abstract, 2016) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0014299916307282 
• Occupational transdermal poisoning with synthetic cannabinoid cumyl-PINACA. (Slovenia, abstract, 2016) https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Occupational-transdermal-poisoning-with-synthetic-Dobaja-Grenc/77f4256c4b78c268e26a5fe88c38c6aec78c4f8b 
• 2017
• Delaying Pot Smoking Better for Teens’ Brains (news–2017) https://psychcentral.com/news/2017/01/29/delaying-pot-smoking-better-for-teens-brains/115706.html
  
• Medical cannabis could improve quality of life, executive functioning for patients (news–2017) https://www.nasw.org/article/medical-cannabis-could-improve-quality-life-executive-functioning-patients
• Can Marijuana Restore Memory? New Study Shows Cannabis Can Reverse Cognitive Decline in Mice (news–2017) https://www.yahoo.com/news/marijuana-restore-memory-study-shows-150003805.html
• Mice’s aging brains reset to youthful state by cannabinoid (news–2017) https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/05/in-mice-marijuanas-active-ingredient-reverses-mental-decline-of-age/
• What Marijuana Did For This Alzheimer’s Patient Will Give You Hope (news–2017) https://thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/what-marijuana-did-for-this-alzheimers-patient-will-warm-your-heart/
• Cannabis Connection: Does Weed Make You Dumb? (news–2017) https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/05/does-cannabis-make-you-dumb.html
• Science: Marijuana Can Reverse The Aging Process In Humans (news–2017) https://thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/heres-why-marijuana-reverses-the-aging-process/
• Marijuana May Boost, Rather Than Dull, the Elderly Brain (news–2017) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/marijuana-may-boost-rather-than-dull-the-elderly-brain/
• Five Handy Responses to Reefer Madness (news–2017) http://theleafonline.com/c/activism/2015/07/five-handy-responses-reefer-madness/?muuid=9d522039XXX9ba2XXX4356XXXa328XXX04a72a94e463
• Marijuana may help HIV patients keep mental stamina longer (news–2017)  https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-12/msu-mmh121217.php
• Does Cannabis Improve Brain Function? (news – 2017)
  https://potguide.com/pot-guide-marijuana-news/article/does-cannabis-improve-brain-function/
• Cannabis and Breastfeeding. The Facts. (news – 2017)
  https://sapiensoup.com/cannabis-breastfeeding
• Motor vehicle collisions caused by the ‘super-strength’ synthetic cannabinoids, MAM2201, 5F-PB-22, 5F-AB-PINACA, 5F-AMB and 5F-ADB in Japan experienced from 2012 to 2014. (Japan, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5486620/ 
• Precondition of right frontal region with anodal tDCS can restore the fear memory impairment induced by ACPA in male mice. (Iran, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5318674/ 
• Is Cannabis Use Associated with Various Indices of Motivation Among Adolescents? (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6175605/ 
• Cross state-dependency of learning between arachidonylcyclopropylamide (ACPA) and muscimol in the mouse dorsal hippocampus. (Iran, abstract, 2017) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S009130571730463X?via%3Dihub 
• Interactive effects of morphine and nicotine on memory function depend on the central amygdala cannabinoid CB1 receptor function in rats. (Iran, abstract, 2017) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278584617304554?via%3Dihub 
• 2018
• Cannabis and the brain: Recent studies shed new light. (news – 2018)
  https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323673.php
• ‘Unique’ cannabis compound reverses brain aging in mice. (news – 2018)
  https://www.dw.com/en/unique-cannabis-compound-reverses-brain-aging-in-mice/a-44401750
• 2019
• Here’s Why Cannabis Boosts Your Artistic Side. (news – 2019)
  https://www.civilized.life/articles/heres-why-cannabis-boosts-your-artistic-side/