The neurobiology of social play and its rewarding value in rats

LJMJ Vanderschuren, EJM Achterberg… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
In the young of many mammalian species, including humans, a vigorous and highly
rewarding social activity is abundantly expressed, known as social play behaviour. Social …

Phytocannabinoids and schizophrenia: Focus on adolescence as a critical window of enhanced vulnerability and opportunity for treatment

T Stark, S Di Martino, F Drago, CT Wotjak… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
The recent shift in socio-political debates and growing liberalization of Cannabis use across
the globe has raised concern regarding its impact on vulnerable populations such as …

A randomised controlled trial of vaporised Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol alone and in combination in frequent and infrequent cannabis users: acute …

N Solowij, S Broyd, L Greenwood, H van Hell… - European archives of …, 2019 - Springer
Access to cannabis and cannabinoid products is increasing worldwide for recreational and
medicinal use. Two primary compounds within cannabis plant matter, Δ 9 …

Adolescent THC exposure causes enduring prefrontal cortical disruption of GABAergic inhibition and dysregulation of sub-cortical dopamine function

J Renard, HJ Szkudlarek, CP Kramar, CEL Jobson… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Chronic adolescent marijuana use has been linked to the later development of psychiatric
diseases such as schizophrenia. GABAergic hypofunction in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) is a …

Dopaminergic neurotransmission in the nucleus accumbens modulates social play behavior in rats

A Manduca, M Servadio, R Damsteegt… - …, 2016 - nature.com
Social play behavior is a highly rewarding form of social interaction displayed by young
mammals. Social play is important for neurobehavioral development and it has been found …

Cannabidiol counteracts the psychotropic side-effects of δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in the ventral hippocampus through bidirectional control of erk1–2 phosphorylation

R Hudson, J Renard, C Norris, WJ Rushlow… - Journal of …, 2019 - jneurosci.org
Evidence suggests that the phytocannabinoids Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and
cannabidiol (CBD) differentially regulate salience attribution and psychiatric risk. The ventral …

Cannabidiol counteracts amphetamine-induced neuronal and behavioral sensitization of the mesolimbic dopamine pathway through a novel mTOR/p70S6 kinase …

J Renard, M Loureiro, LG Rosen, J Zunder… - Journal of …, 2016 - jneurosci.org
Schizophrenia-related psychosis is associated with disturbances in mesolimbic dopamine
(DA) transmission, characterized by hyperdopaminergic activity in the mesolimbic pathway …

Adolescent cannabinoid exposure induces a persistent sub-cortical hyper-dopaminergic state and associated molecular adaptations in the prefrontal cortex

J Renard, LG Rosen, M Loureiro, C De Oliveira… - Cerebral …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Considerable evidence suggests that adolescent exposure to delta-9-tetrahydrocanabinol
(THC), the psychoactive component in marijuana, increases the risk of develo** …

Cannabidiol modulates fear memory formation through interactions with serotonergic transmission in the mesolimbic system

C Norris, M Loureiro, C Kramar, J Zunder… - …, 2016 - nature.com
Emerging evidence suggests that the largest phytochemical component of cannabis,
cannabidiol (CBD), may possess pharmacotherapeutic properties in the treatment of …

Δ-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol and Cannabidiol produce dissociable effects on prefrontal cortical executive function and regulation of affective behaviors

HJ Szkudlarek, SJ Desai, J Renard, B Pereira… - …, 2019 - nature.com
The use of cannabis for therapeutic and recreational purposes is growing exponentially.
Nevertheless, substantial questions remain concerning the potential cognitive and affective …