Cannabinoids and the brain / Linda A. Parker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parker, Linda (Linda A.), author.

Series:

The MIT Press

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nervous system--Degeneration--Treatment.

Nervous system.

Cannabis--Therapeutic use.

Cannabis.

Marijuana--Therapeutic use.

Marijuana.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, [2017]

Summary:

A review of the scientific evidence on the effects of cannabinoids on brain and behavioral functioning, with an emphasis on potential therapeutic use.

"The cannabis plant has been used for recreational and medicinal purposes for more than 4,000 years, but the scientific investigation into its effects has only recently yielded useful results. In this book, Linda Parker offers a review of the scientific evidence on the effects of cannabinoids on brain and behavioral functioning, with an emphasis on potential therapeutic uses. Parker describes the discovery of tetrahydocannbinol (THC), the main psychoactive component of cannabis, and the further discovery of cannabinoid receptors in the brain. She explains that the brain produces chemicals similar to THC, which act on the same receptors as THC, and shows that the endocannabinoid system is involved in all aspects of brain functioning. Parker reports that cannabis contains not only the psychoactive compound THC, but also other compounds of potential therapeutic benefit, and that one of them, cannabidiol (CBD), shows promise for the treatment of pain, anxiety, and epilepsy. Parker reviews the evidence on cannabinoids and anxiety, depression, mood, sleep, schizophrenia, learning and memory, addiction, sex, appetite and obesity, chemotherapy-induced nausea, epilepsy, and such neurodegenerative disorders as multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's Disease. Each chapter also links the scientific evidence to historical and anecdotal reports of the medicinal use of cannabis. As debate about the medical use of marijuana continues, Parker's balanced and objective review of the fundamental science and potential therapeutic effects of cannabis is especially timely"--Publisher's website.

Contents:

Introduction to cannabis

The endocannabinoid system

Cannabinoids and emotional regulation

Cannabinoids and psychosis

Cannabinoids, learning and memory

Cannabinoids, reward and addiction

Cannabinoids, body weight, feeding and appetite

Cannabinoids, nausea and vomiting

Cannabinoids and pain

Cannabinoids and epilepsy

Cannabinoids and neurodegenerative disorders

Where do we go from here?

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

0-262-33845-9

0-262-33844-0

OCLC:

968243593

Publisher Number:

99972332525