Pubdate: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 Source: Oceanside Star (BC) Copyright: 2011 Oceanside Star Contact: http://www.canada.com/oceansidestar/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/4880 Author: Deborah Joyce Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n1071/a11.html SOURCES CITED THE EDITOR: I attach a list of my research references that provide evidence of my claim that memory and motivation are impaired through the use of marijuana ('Pot affects motivation, memory,' Dec. 30. Smith, A., Longo, C., Fried, P., Hogan, M., & Cameron, I. (2010). Effects of marijuana on visuospatial working memory: an fMRI study in young adults. Psychopharmacology, 210(3). Ilan, A., Smith, M. & Gevins, A. (2004). Effects of marijuana on neurophysiological signals of working and episodic memory. Psychopharmacology, 176(2). Wise, L., Thorpe, A. & Lichtman, A. (2009). Hippocampal receptors mediate the memory impairing effects of Delta 9-tetrahydrocamabinol. Neuropsychopharmacology, 34(9). Laris, N., Good, C., Cameron, H. & Carol, R. (2010). Delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol is a full agonist at CB1 receptors on GABA neuron axon terminals in the hippocampus. Neuropsychopharmacology, 59(1/2). Boggio, P., Saghi, S., Villani, A., Fecteau, S., Pascual-Leone, A. & Fregni, F. (2010). Modulation of risk taking in marijuana users by transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 112(3). Pinel, J. (2007). Basics of Biopsychology. Boston, MASS.: Allyn and Bacon. Deborah Joyce, Family Resource Association, Parksville - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom