This study investigates the acute effects of CBD on emotional processing and anxiety using neuroimaging and cognitive measures, finding no significant effects compared to placebo.

Psychopharmacology · Apr 21, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Individual and combined effects of Cannabidiol (CBD) and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) on striato-cortical connectivity in the human brain

Matthew B. Wall, Tom P. Freeman, Chandni Hindocha, Lysia Demetriou, Natalie Ertl, Abigail M. Freeman, A. Jones, Will Lawn, Rebecca Anne Pope, Claire Mokrysz, Daniel Solomons, Ben K. Statton, Hannah R Walker, Yumeya Yamamori, Zixu Yang, , Michael Bloomfield

This study examines how CBD and THC affect striato-cortical connectivity in the human brain using fMRI, finding THC disrupts connectivity while CBD mitigates some effects and has mixed impacts when used alone.

bioRxiv · Nov 20, 2020 · PreprintNeuroscience

The Effect Of Perinatal Brain Injury On Dopaminergic Function And Hippocampal Volume In Adult Life

Seán Froudist‐Walsh, Michael Bloomfield, Mattia Veronese, Jasmin Kroll, Vyacheslav R. Karolis, Sameer Jauhar, Ilaria Bonoldi, Philip K. McGuire, Shitij Kapur, Robin M. Murray, Chiara Nosarti, Oliver David Howes

This study finds that perinatal brain injury in very preterm humans is linked to reduced dopamine synthesis and hippocampal volume in adulthood.

eLife · Nov 27, 2017Peer-reviewedNeuroscience