Translational Neuroscience Unit

Projects

Cannabinoids, endocannabinoids and depression

Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug worldwide, and Canada has the highest rates of adolescent cannabis use in the world. Clinical studies demonstrate acute depression following acute, heavy… Read this article >

Cannabinoid, endocannabinoids and contextual fear memory extinction

Fear memory is the ability to remember fear experience. For normal people, the retrieval or recall of a fear memory fades over time. When fear memory is abnormally strengthened, for… Read this article >

Cannabinoid, endocannabinoids and spatial working memory impairment

Spatial working memory (SWM) is the ability to transiently store and manipulate spatial- and temporal-related information in order to perform many activities of daily life such as finding a key… Read this article >

Mechanisms of cannabinoid addiction

Drug addiction is an association of compulsive drug use with long-term associative learning and memory. Multiple forms of learning/memory are primarily subserved by LTP and LTD. Indirect evidence suggests contributions… Read this article >