Substance use in adolescence is a known risk factor for the development of neuropsychiatric
and substance use disorders in adulthood. This is in part due to the fact that critical aspects …

Cannabis use has risen dramatically in recent years due to global decriminalization and a
resurgence in the interest of potential therapeutic benefits. While emerging research is …

NMDA receptor (NMDAR)-mediated calcium influx triggers the induction and initial
expression of long-term potentiation (LTP). Here we report that in male rodents, ion flux …

Deficits in learning and memory are some of the most commonly reported symptoms
following a traumatic brain injury (TBI). We will examine whether the neural basis of these …

Use of one addictive drug typically influences the behavioral response to other drugs, either
administered at the same time or a subsequent time point. The nature of the drugs being …

Rationale Adolescent cannabis use is linked to later-life changes in cognition, learning, and
memory. Rodent experimental studies suggest Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) influences …

Context contributes to multiple aspects of human episodic memory including segmentation
and retrieval. The present studies tested if, in adult male and female mice, context influences …

There has been considerable controversy about pre-versus postsynaptic expression of
memory-related long-term potentiation (LTP), with corresponding disputes about underlying …

Early life alteration in the activity of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors is
associated with long-lasting developmental effects on the brain and behavior. GABAA …

Men generally outperform women on encoding spatial components of episodic memory
whereas the reverse holds for semantic elements. Here we show that female mice …