The researchers suggest that there is a positive correlation between increased adult neurogenesis and modified behavior following chronic cannabinoid treatment. These data expand the existing knowledge about the positive roles cannabinoids and their receptors play in brain processing and medicine. Moreover, cannabinoids are perhaps the only illicit drug that can enhance adult neurogenesis and subsequently modify behavior.
TITLE: Cannabinoid promotes embryonic and adult hippocampus neurogenesis and produces anxiolytic- and antidepression-like effects
AUTHOR CONTACT:
Xia Zhang
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
Phone: 306-966-2288; Fax: 306-966-8830; E-mail: zhangxia@duke.usask.ca
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Journal of Clinical Investigation