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ArticleFrontiers in adolescent medicine2025

Acute effects of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol on computational measures of neurocognitive processes are related to recent cannabis use among adolescents and young adults.

K J Paige, A S Weigard, O Ajilore, K L Phan, H de Wit, H Klumpp, N A Crane

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Article in Frontiers in adolescent medicine, 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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K J PaigeDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago.
A S WeigardDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Michigan.
O AjiloreDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago.
K L PhanDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University.
H de WitPsychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago.
H KlumppDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago.
N A CraneDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Funding

Strengthening Stakeholder Engagement in Human Research Protections.UL1TR002003 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI KARNIK, NIRANJAN SUBHASH, MERMELSTEIN, ROBIN J. · 2016 to 2024
$33.7M
Determinants of Drug Preference in Humans--Administrative SupplementR01DA002812 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI DE WIT, HARRIET · 1985 to 2024
$10.6M
MULTIDISCIPLINARY ALCOHOLISM RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAMT32AA007477 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Maureen A. Walton · 1990 to 2026
$7.4M
Leveraging computational models of neurocognition to improve predictions about individual youths' risk for substance use disordersK23DA051561 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI WEIGARD, ALEXANDER · 2021 to 2025
$983k
Brain-Behavior Markers of Reward and Cannabis Abuse Risk in Young AdultsK23DA048132 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI CRANE, NATANIA A · 2020 to 2024
$954k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002003NIAAA NIH HHS T32 AA007477NIDA NIH HHS K23 DA048132NIDA NIH HHS K23 DA051561NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA002812
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Abstract

Introduction: Cannabis and its main psychoactive constituent, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), are thought to weaken neurocognitive processes. However, past experimental research examining the acute effects of THC on neurocognition has produced mixed results. The current study aims to advance this literature through application of computational modeling and consideration of individual differences in cannabis use history and subjective drug effects. Methods: In a double-blind THC administration experiment, Results: Overall, THC versus placebo did not significantly alter any parameter. However, THC was associated with greater between-person variability in both drift rate and nondecision time, suggesting heterogeneity in the effects of the drug. THC weakened cognitive efficiency (slower drift rates) to a greater extent in participants with less cannabis use. Further, stronger subjective effects (drug "effect" and drug "high") were related to poorer cognitive efficiency during THC intoxication. Discussion: Results add to our understanding of the acute neurocognitive effects of THC. Slower cognitive efficiency after THC was highly heterogeneous, and was related to both recent cannabis use and subjective drug effects. These findings support the notion that acute effects of cannabis on cognitive efficiency (GNG drift rate) are reduced by individuals' tolerance to cannabis.

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PMCPMC12392307

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