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ArticleFrontiers in behavioral neuroscience2026

Same dose, different impact: acute cannabis intoxication impairs visuospatial working memory in both sexes, with disproportionate male vulnerability.

Chen Hanna Ryder, Carmit Gal, Einav Levy, Yifaat Tamarkin Leider, Tal Katzenelson, Tomer Vainshtein, Mohammad Ebrahim Naffaa, Samih Badarny, Yazid Badarny

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Chen Hanna Ryder *The Brain and Behavior Research Institute, Western Galilee College, Acre, Israel.
Carmit Gal *The Brain and Behavior Research Institute, Western Galilee College, Acre, Israel.
Einav LevyDepartment of Social Work, Research Center for Innovation in Social Work, Tel-Hai University of Kiryat Shmona in the Galilee, Kiryat Shmona, Israel.
Yifaat Tamarkin LeiderDepartment of Criminology and Law Enforcement, Beit Berl College, Kfar Saba, Israel.
Tal KatzenelsonThe Brain and Behavior Research Institute, Western Galilee College, Acre, Israel.
Tomer VainshteinThe Brain and Behavior Research Institute, Western Galilee College, Acre, Israel.
Mohammad Ebrahim NaffaaRheumatology Unit, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel.
Samih BadarnyAzrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel.
Yazid BadarnyDepartment of Neurosurgery, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.

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Abstract

Introduction: With expanding global cannabis legalization and rising usage rates, elucidating the specific neurocognitive impact of acute cannabis intoxication across biological sexes is critical. Methods: Using a 2 × 2 factorial design, we examined 154 adults: 77 individuals who use cannabis regularly (≥ 5 days/week for ≥ 1 year; 46 males, 31 females) and 77 matched controls (32 males, 45 females). Participants completed standardized Wechsler Memory Scale subtests assessing four distinct memory domains during the peak pharmacokinetic window (45 min post-consumption of medical-grade cannabis: 16.1% THC, < 1% CBD). Results: Results demonstrated notable neuropsychological specificity: visuospatial working memory was selectively impaired, whereas auditory-verbal and short-term memory domains remained completely intact-a pattern strongly implicating disruption of fronto-parietal networks rich in CB1 receptors. Crucially, a significant Group × Sex interaction, Discussion: These findings advance our understanding of cannabis neuropharmacology by demonstrating that cognitive vulnerability is both domain-specific and sex-dependent, with direct implications for precision medicine approaches to cannabis therapeutics and sex-informed harm reduction strategies.

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acute intoxicationcannabiscognitive selectivitydomain-specific impairmentfronto-parietal networkprecision medicinesex differencesvisuospatial working memory

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