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ArticleNeuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology2025

Central Executive Network drives delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-induced nonlinear changes in large-scale functional connectivity in adolescent nonhuman primates.

Andrew Jin Soo Byun, Harshawardhan U Deshpande, Jessi Stover, Brian D Kangas, Stephen J Kohut

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Article in Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Andrew Jin Soo ByunJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Harshawardhan U DeshpandeBehavioral Biology Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8620-8280
Jessi StoverBehavioral Biology Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA.
Brian D KangasBehavioral Biology Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4597-9801
Stephen J KohutBehavioral Biology Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA. skohut@mclean.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6906-8818

Funding

Neural, Cognitive and Abuse-Related Consequences of Chronic THC Exposure during Adolescence in Nonhuman PrimatesR01DA047575 · NIDA · MCLEAN HOSPITAL · PI JACK BERGMAN, Brian D. Kangas · 2019 to 2026
$5.7M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA047575U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) R01-DA047575
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adolescent cannabinoid exposure has been implicated in enduring modifications to adult brain circuitry; however, well-controlled, systematic analyses investigating dose-dependent effects of chronic delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) exposure on brain connectivity are lacking. It is hypothesized that large-scale intrinsic networks, such as default mode (DMN), central executive (CEN), and salience networks (SN), are critically involved in vulnerability to deficits in cognitive processing often associated with adolescent cannabis use. The present study aimed to elucidate the effects of chronic THC exposure on functional connectivity (FC) of these putative large-scale networks in nonhuman primates. Separate groups of adolescent squirrel monkeys (aged 2.0-yrs [female] and 2.5-yrs [male]) were administered intramuscular injections of vehicle or THC daily (0.32 or 3.2mg/kg) for 6-months during adolescence. Resting state functional connectivity from scans conducted in awake subjects was measured before dosing, at 6-months of chronic dosing, and 60-days following discontinuation of daily THC exposure. Utilizing two distinct analytical methodologies, we observed a non-linear, dosage-dependent alteration in DMN-CEN FC across scan intervals. Specifically, exposure to a low THC dosage increased FC during chronic exposure compared to both the pre-dosing and discontinuation periods. This pattern, however, was not observed in either the vehicle or high THC dosage groups. Dual-regression unveiled a similar non-linear effect within the CEN, but not DMN, suggesting the effect on DMN-CEN FC may be driven by modifications within the CEN. Taken together, these results suggest adolescent THC exposure differentially affects large-scale brain networks and contributes to a nuanced understanding of CEN's role in disrupting brain connectivity following chronic THC exposure.

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BrainDronabinolExecutive FunctionNerve NetAnimalsDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeural PathwaysSaimiriDronabinol

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PMID40016367
PMCPMC12436638

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