ReviewAnnual review of neuroscience2012
Multiple functions of endocannabinoid signaling in the brain.
Review in Annual review of neuroscience, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 309 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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309 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Efficacy of cannabinoids in neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders among children and adolescents: a systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Long-term safety and tolerability of transdermal cannabidiol gel in children and adolescents with Fragile X syndrome (ZYN2-CL-017): an interim analysis of an ongoing open-label extension study.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2025Trial
- Exercise-induced increases in Anandamide and BDNF during extinction consolidation contribute to reduced threat following reinstatement: Preliminary evidence from a randomized controlled trial.Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2021Trial
- Anandamide blocks spatial memory reconsolidation in male rats through a CB1 receptor dependent mechanism.Psychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Full-spectrum cannabidiol-rich oil modulates behavior and neurochemical alterations in a rodent model of maple syrup urine disease.Metabolic brain disease · 2026Article
- Cannabidiol and neural correlates of threat anticipation in alcohol use disorder.Psychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Psychiatric effects of cannabidiol, cannabinol, and tetrahydrocannabinol: A narrative review of clinical evidence and risk profiles.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2026Review
- Iso- and Benzisothiazolinone Inhibitors of Monoacylglycerol Lipase: Exploring On-Target Activity Through Scaffold Decoration and In Situ Warhead Generation.ChemMedChem · 2026Article
- Serotonin-endocannabinoid crosstalk selectively regulates inhibitory GABAergic inputs in the medial prefrontal cortex.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Article
- The endogenous cannabinoid system gates plasticity of tonic GABA inhibition.The Journal of physiology · 2026Article
- Memory impairment and chronic high-dose Δ9-THC/cannabis exposure: a narrative review of molecular mechanisms underlying neurotoxic effects.Psychopharmacology · 2026Review
- The Endocannabinoid System in Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Mechanisms, Dysregulation and Therapeutic Potential.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- The dual roles of natural cannabidiol in combating oxidative stress and inflammation: A potential intestinal guardian.Redox biology · 2026Review
- Circuit-Selective FAAH Inhibition Suppresses Experimental Absence Seizures.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026Article
- Accomplishments of "Old-Fashioned" Electron Microscopy in the Period of Dominance of Immunofluorescent Methods.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Endocannabinoid Modulation in Headache: Mechanisms, Models, and Translational Therapies.Cells · 2026Review
- Endocannabinoid dysregulation and PTSD in urban adolescents: Associations with anandamide concentrations and FAAH genotype.Psychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Prenatal Cannabis Exposure Shaping Altered Brain Connectivity: Neural Correlates of Cognitive and Mental Health Variability in Offspring.Research square · 2026Article
- Coactivation of CB1 and GPR55 promotes GABA release and motor behavior at striatonigral terminals through increased dimerization induced by CB1 activation.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2026Article
- Long-term consequences of prenatal saccharin exposure: evidence of sex-specific molecular programing in the prefrontal cortex and behavior of adolescent rats.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2026Article
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Abstract
Despite being regarded as a hippie science for decades, cannabinoid research has finally found its well-deserved position in mainstream neuroscience. A series of groundbreaking discoveries revealed that endocannabinoid molecules are as widespread and important as conventional neurotransmitters such as glutamate or GABA, yet they act in profoundly unconventional ways. We aim to illustrate how uncovering the molecular, anatomical, and physiological characteristics of endocannabinoid signaling has revealed new mechanistic insights into several fundamental phenomena in synaptic physiology. First, we summarize unexpected advances in the molecular complexity of biogenesis and inactivation of the two endocannabinoids, anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol. Then, we show how these new metabolic routes are integrated into well-known intracellular signaling pathways. These endocannabinoid-producing signalosomes operate in phasic and tonic modes, thereby differentially governing homeostatic, short-term, and long-term synaptic plasticity throughout the brain. Finally, we discuss how cell type- and synapse-specific refinement of endocannabinoid signaling may explain the characteristic behavioral effects of cannabinoids.
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