The main psychoactive constituent of cannabis has been associated with memory impairments. However, relatively little is known about the effects of cannabis on the generation of false memories.
The researchers conducted a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of false memory in 64 healthy, occasional cannabis users. In each experiment, the participants inhaled the vapor of a single dose of cannabis or a placebo and then performed memory tasks immediately afterward and 1 week later.
In the first experiment, cannabis-intoxicated individuals showed an increase in the false recognition of words that had not been previously presented. In two separate virtual reality experiments, the participants witnessed a fight or perpetrated a theft. The participants were then exposed to misinformation about the scenarios through suggestive questions during an interview or through the testimony of a second virtual witness.
The authors report that cannabis appeared to increase false memories for misinformation while subjects were intoxicated, but not 1 week later. According to the authors, the findings carry implications for the questioning of cannabis-intoxicated eyewitnesses and suspects during investigative interviews.
https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/02/04/1920162117
http://sciencemission.com/site/index.php?page=news&type=view&id=publications%2Fcannabis-increases&filter=22
Cannabis increases susceptibility to false memory
- 2,403 views
- Added
Edited
Latest News
TB blood test which could d…
By newseditor
Posted 27 Mar
Propionate supplementation…
By newseditor
Posted 27 Mar
Role of human Kallistatin i…
By newseditor
Posted 26 Mar
Addressing both flu and COV…
By newseditor
Posted 26 Mar
How the brain senses body p…
By newseditor
Posted 26 Mar
Other Top Stories
Protecting genetic privacy in research
Read more
How melatonin promotes sleep
Read more
Neuronal uptake of amyloid beta in Alzheimer's disease
Read more
A novel monoclonal antibody therapy in a phase 2 trail cuts LDL cho…
Read more
Pituitary peptide modulates alcohol dependence and anxiety-like beh…
Read more
Protocols
All-optical presynaptic pla…
By newseditor
Posted 23 Mar
Epigenomic tomography for p…
By newseditor
Posted 20 Mar
A mouse DRG genetic toolkit…
By newseditor
Posted 17 Mar
An optogenetic method for t…
By newseditor
Posted 13 Mar
Profiling native pulmonary…
By newseditor
Posted 08 Mar
Publications
Integrated plasma proteomic…
By newseditor
Posted 27 Mar
APP antisense oligonucleoti…
By newseditor
Posted 27 Mar
Targeting Erbin-mitochondri…
By newseditor
Posted 27 Mar
Regulation of Zbp1 by miR-9…
By newseditor
Posted 27 Mar
Pain-free oral delivery of…
By newseditor
Posted 27 Mar
Presentations
Hydrogels in Drug Delivery
By newseditor
Posted 12 Apr
Lipids
By newseditor
Posted 31 Dec
Cell biology of carbohydrat…
By newseditor
Posted 29 Nov
RNA interference (RNAi)
By newseditor
Posted 23 Oct
RNA structure and functions
By newseditor
Posted 19 Oct
Posters
A chemical biology/modular…
By newseditor
Posted 22 Aug
Single-molecule covalent ma…
By newseditor
Posted 04 Jul
ASCO-2020-HEALTH SERVICES R…
By newseditor
Posted 23 Mar
ASCO-2020-HEAD AND NECK CANCER
By newseditor
Posted 23 Mar
ASCO-2020-GENITOURINARY CAN…
By newseditor
Posted 23 Mar