Article
Tensor-based morphometry of cannabis use on brain structure in individuals at elevated genetic risk of schizophrenia.
Psychological medicine - 1 Oct 2013
Welch K A, Moorhead T W, McIntosh A M, Owens D G C, Johnstone E C, Lawrie S M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Schizophrenia is associated with various brain structural abnormalities, including reduced volume of the hippocampi, prefrontal lobes and thalami. Cannabis use increases the risk of schizophrenia but reports of brain structural abnormalities in the cannabis-using population have not been consistent. We used automated image analysis to compare brain structural changes over time in people at elevated...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
