Center for BrainHealth Research Advances Understanding of Differences in Effects of Cannabis Use Between Men and Women

Source: https://brainhealth.utdallas.edu/center-for-brainhealth-research-advances-understanding-of-differences-in-effects-of-cannabis-use-between-men-and-women/

Addressing differences will increase efficacy of treatments through personalized approaches

DALLAS (May 15, 2020) – Researchers at Center for BrainHealth®, part of The University of Texas at Dallas, recently published findings underscoring differences between men and women’s craving or desire to consume cannabis when exposed to a specific situation. By examining differences in neural (physical) and subjective (behavioral) craving responses, and measuring the relative contributions of each as it relates to heavy cannabis use, they found that neural activity primarily underlies response to cannabis cues with no differences between male and female users. This is followed by subjective craving, where there are sex-related differences – female users exhibit more intense subjective craving than male users. The findings imply that both neural and behavioral measures must be considered to understand underlying mechanism…

Source: https://brainhealth.utdallas.edu/center-for-brainhealth-research-advances-understanding-of-differences-in-effects-of-cannabis-use-between-men-and-women/

Addressing differences will increase efficacy of treatments through personalized approaches

DALLAS (May 15, 2020) – Researchers at Center for BrainHealth®, part of The University of Texas at Dallas, recently published findings underscoring differences between men and women’s craving or desire to consume cannabis when exposed to a specific situation. By examining differences in neural (physical) and subjective (behavioral) craving responses, and measuring the relative contributions of each as it relates to heavy cannabis use, they found that neural activity primarily underlies response to cannabis cues with no differences between male and female users. This is followed by subjective craving, where there are sex-related differences – female users exhibit more intense subjective craving than male users. The findings imply that both neural and behavioral measures must be considered to understand underlying mechanism…

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