Sunday 20 January 2019

Neuroimaging study sheds new light on how a dose of THC changes the brain

Neuroimaging study sheds new light on how a dose of THC changes the brain

New neuroimaging research provides new insight into how tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the main psychoactive compound in cannabis, affects the human brain. The study found that THC increases glutamate concentrations in the striatum, a major brain structure involved in the coordination of body movement, decision-making and the initiation of action.

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