| Description |
1 online resource (x, 237 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
The MIT Press |
| Contents |
Introduction to cannabis -- The endocannabinoid system -- Cannabinoids and emotional regulation -- Cannabinoids and psychosis -- Cannabinoids, learning and memory -- Cannabinoids, reward and addiction -- Cannabinoids, body weight, feeding and appetite -- Cannabinoids, nausea and vomiting -- Cannabinoids and pain -- Cannabinoids and epilepsy -- Cannabinoids and neurodegenerative disorders -- Where do we go from here? |
| Summary |
The author presents a review of the scientific evidence on the effects of cannabinoids on brain and behavioral functioning, with an emphasis on potential therapeutic use. The author reviews the evidence on cannabinoids and anxiety, depression, mood, sleep, schizophrenia, learning and memory, addiction, sex, appetite and obesity, chemotherapy-induced nausea, epilepsy, and such neurodegenerative disorders as multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's Disease. Each chapter of the text links the scientific evidence to historical and anecdotal reports of the medicinal use of cannabis |
| Analysis |
NEUROSCIENCE/General |
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BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 13, 2017) |
| Subject |
Nervous system -- Degeneration -- Treatment
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Cannabis -- Therapeutic use
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Marijuana -- Therapeutic use.
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Cannabinoids.
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Cannabinoids
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Medical Marijuana
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MEDICAL -- Pharmacology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Neuroscience.
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Cannabinoids
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Cannabis -- Therapeutic use
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Marijuana -- Therapeutic use
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Nervous system -- Degeneration -- Treatment
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| Genre/Form |
dissertations.
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Academic theses
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
MIT Press
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| LC no. |
2016030736 |
| ISBN |
9780262338448 |
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0262338440 |
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9780262338455 |
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0262338459 |
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