TY  - BOOK
AU  - Solowij,Nadia
TI  - Cannabis and cognitive functioning
T2  - International research monographs in the addictions
SN  - 9780511526824 (ebook)
AV  - QP801.C27 S66 1998
U1  - 615/.7827 21
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Cannabis
KW  - Physiological effect
KW  - Brain
KW  - Effect of drugs on
KW  - Cognition
KW  - Evoked potentials (Electrophysiology)
KW  - Cognition disorders
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
N2  - Cannabis is the most widely used illicit substance in the world, but the question of whether its long-term use can result in lasting and irreparable cognitive impairment remains controversial. This timely and well-argued volume provides an extensive and comprehensive critical review of the literature relevant to cannabis and cognitive functioning, examining the evidence in the light of important recent findings in the pharmacology and neuropsychology of cannabis. Original studies conducted by the author are presented, utilizing one of the most modern and sensitive tools available to assess cognitive functioning - event-related potentials or ERPs. Her conclusion, that long-term cannabis use may produce irreversible impairment in memory, attention and the organization and integration of complex functions, will be of compelling interest to a wide range of clinicians, researchers and policy makers
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511526824
ER  -