Cannabis use and cannabis use disorder

JP Connor, D Stjepanović, B Le Foll, E Hoch… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is an underappreciated risk of using cannabis that affects~
10% of the 193 million cannabis users worldwide. The individual and public health burdens …

Cannabinoid receptors and the endocannabinoid system: signaling and function in the central nervous system

S Zou, U Kumar - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
The biological effects of cannabinoids, the major constituents of the ancient medicinal plant
Cannabis sativa (marijuana) are mediated by two members of the G-protein coupled …

An introduction to the endogenous cannabinoid system

HC Lu, K Mackie - Biological psychiatry, 2016 - Elsevier
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a widespread neuromodulatory system that plays
important roles in central nervous system development, synaptic plasticity, and the response …

Hippocampal sharp wave‐ripple: A cognitive biomarker for episodic memory and planning

G Buzsáki - Hippocampus, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Sharp wave ripples (SPW‐Rs) represent the most synchronous population pattern in the
mammalian brain. Their excitatory output affects a wide area of the cortex and several …

Hippocampal GABAergic inhibitory interneurons

KA Pelkey, R Chittajallu, MT Craig… - Physiological …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
In the hippocampus GABAergic local circuit inhibitory interneurons represent only~ 10–15%
of the total neuronal population; however, their remarkable anatomical and physiological …

Activity-dependent gating of parvalbumin interneuron function by the perineuronal net protein brevican

E Favuzzi, A Marques-Smith, R Deogracias… - Neuron, 2017 - cell.com
Activity-dependent neuronal plasticity is a fundamental mechanism through which the
nervous system adapts to sensory experience. Several lines of evidence suggest that …

The endocannabinoid system in guarding against fear, anxiety and stress

B Lutz, G Marsicano, R Maldonado… - Nature Reviews …, 2015 - nature.com
The endocannabinoid (eCB) system has emerged as a central integrator linking the
perception of external and internal stimuli to distinct neurophysiological and behavioural …

CB1 and CB2 receptor pharmacology

AC Howlett, ME Abood - Advances in Pharmacology, 2017 - Elsevier
The CB 1 and CB 2 cannabinoid receptors (CB 1 R, CB 2 R) are members of the G protein-
coupled receptor (GPCR) family that were identified over 20 years ago. CB 1 Rs and CB 2 …

Endocannabinoid signaling and synaptic function

PE Castillo, TJ Younts, AE Chávez, Y Hashimotodani - Neuron, 2012 - cell.com
Endocannabinoids are key modulators of synaptic function. By activating cannabinoid
receptors expressed in the central nervous system, these lipid messengers can regulate …

A resource of Cre driver lines for genetic targeting of GABAergic neurons in cerebral cortex

H Taniguchi, M He, P Wu, S Kim, R Paik, K Sugino… - Neuron, 2011 - cell.com
A key obstacle to understanding neural circuits in the cerebral cortex is that of unraveling the
diversity of GABAergic interneurons. This diversity poses general questions for neural circuit …