Source: https://brainhealth.utdallas.edu/brainhealth-center-secures-225000-nih-grant-to-study-the-impact-of-cannabis-use-on-motor-learning/
The research lab at the Center for BrainHealth® led by Dr. Francesca M. Filbey, the Bert Moore Chair in BrainHealth, Professor in Cognition and Neuroscience and Associate Provost at UT Dallas, has recently secured $225,000 in funding to study motor learning deficits in cannabis users. The R21 exploratory/developmental research grant was awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Emerging evidence suggests that cannabis use has detrimental effects on a person’s ability to perform coordinated movements, resulting in impaired motor control. Because performance of coordinated movements hinges on the ability to learn motor skills, this study seeks to understand how cannabis use may impact motor learning and determine how this is related to basic functions like memory and motor performance.
“Motor learning is critical for daily functioning; thus, determining the mechanisms that underlie deficits in …
Source: https://brainhealth.utdallas.edu/brainhealth-center-secures-225000-nih-grant-to-study-the-impact-of-cannabis-use-on-motor-learning/
The research lab at the Center for BrainHealth® led by Dr. Francesca M. Filbey, the Bert Moore Chair in BrainHealth, Professor in Cognition and Neuroscience and Associate Provost at UT Dallas, has recently secured $225,000 in funding to study motor learning deficits in cannabis users. The R21 exploratory/developmental research grant was awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Emerging evidence suggests that cannabis use has detrimental effects on a person’s ability to perform coordinated movements, resulting in impaired motor control. Because performance of coordinated movements hinges on the ability to learn motor skills, this study seeks to understand how cannabis use may impact motor learning and determine how this is related to basic functions like memory and motor performance.
“Motor learning is critical for daily functioning; thus, determining the mechanisms that underlie deficits in …
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