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The role of the cannabinoid receptor in adolescents' processing of facial expressions.
The European journal of neuroscience - 1 Jan 2016
Ewald Anais, Becker Susanne, Heinrich Angela, Banaschewski Tobias, Poustka Luise, Bokde Arun, Büchel Christian, Bromberg Uli, Cattrell Anna, Conrod Patricia, Desrivières Sylvane, Frouin Vincent, Papadopoulos-Orfanos Dimitri, Gallinat Jürgen, Garavan Hugh, Heinz Andreas, Walter Henrik, Ittermann Bernd, Gowland Penny, Paus Tomáš, Martinot Jean-Luc, Paillère Martinot Marie-Laure, Smolka Michael N, Vetter Nora, Whelan Rob, Schumann Gunter, Flor Herta, Nees Frauke
Abstract excerpt
The processing of emotional faces is an important prerequisite for adequate social interactions in daily life, and might thus specifically be altered in adolescence, a period marked by significant changes in social emotional processing. Previous research has shown that the cannabinoid receptor CB1R is associated with longer gaze duration and increased brain responses in the striatum to happy faces in adults, yet,...
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