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Modulation of effective connectivity during emotional processing by Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol

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Fusar-Poli, Paolo, Allen, Paul, Bhattacharyya, Sagnik, Crippa, José A., Mechelli, Andrea, Borgwardt, Stefan, Martin-Santos, Rocio, Seal, Marc L. +4 more·2010·The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

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Cannabis sativa, the most widely used illicit drug, has profound effects on levels of anxiety in animals and humans. Although recent studies have helped provide a better understanding of the neurofunctional correlates of these effects, indicating the involvement of the amygdala and cingulate cortex, their reciprocal influence is still mostly unknown. In this study dynamic causal modelling (DCM) and Bayesian model selection (BMS) were used to explore the effects of pure compounds of C. sativa [600 mg of cannabidiol (CBD) and 10 mg Delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta 9-THC)] on prefrontal-subcortical effective connectivity in 15 healthy subjects who underwent a double-blind randomized, placebo-controlled fMRI paradigm while viewing faces which elicited different levels of anxiety. In the placebo condition, BMS identified a model with driving inputs entering via the anterior cingulate and forward intrinsic connectivity between the amygdala and the anterior cingulate as the best fit. CBD but not Delta 9-THC disrupted forward connectivity between these regions during the neural response to fearful faces. This is the first study to show that the disruption of prefrontal-subocritical connectivity by CBD may represent neurophysiological correlates of its anxiolytic properties.

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  • In healthy volunteers, CBD has anxiolytic properties associated with action on limbic and paralimbic brain areas.

    “Using functional neuroimaging in healthy volunteers, we have observed that CBD has anxiolytic properties and that these effects are associated with an action on the limbic and paralimbic brain areas (Fusar-Poli et al, 2009a; Crippa et al, 2004).”
  • CBD (600 mg) induced attenuated responses in the amygdala and in the cingulated cortex during the viewing of fearful facial stimuli.

    “Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) detected attenuated responses in the amygdala and in the cingulated cortex induced by CBD (600 mg) during the viewing of fearful facial stimuli (Fusar-Poli et al, 2009a).”
  • CBD attenuates regional brain reactivity to fear-inducing stimuli in functional magnetic resonance imaging studies.

    “attenuates regional brain reactivity to fear-inducing stimuli in functional magnetic resonance imaging studies (Crippa et al., 2004; Fusar-Poli et al., 2010).”

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  • CBD produces its anxiolytic effects by altering prefrontal-subcortical connectivity via amygdala and the anterior cingulate.

    “In a subsequent study, it was also demonstrated that CBD produces its anxiolytic effects by altering prefrontal-subcortical connectivity via amygdala and the anterior cingulate (61).”

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Fusar-Poli, P., Allen, P., Bhattacharyya, S., Crippa, J. A., Mechelli, A., Borgwardt, S., Martin-Santos, R., Seal, M. L., O'Carrol, C., Atakan, Z., Zuardi, A. W., & McGuire, P.
Affiliations
  • King's College London (GB)
  • Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
  • The University of Melbourne (AU)
Venue
The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
Published
2009-09-24
Volume
13
Issue
04
Pages
421
ISSN
  • 1461-1457 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-5111
OpenAlex
W2133512209
Cited by
163
References
72
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.42
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Scientific Electronic Library Online (São Paulo Research Foundation, Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico) (publishedVersion)
  • edoc (University of Basel) (submittedVersion)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Psychiatry Research Trust
  • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychedelics and Drug Studies
Keywords
cannabidiol, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, effective connectivity, emotional processing, anxiety, amygdala, anterior cingulate cortex, fearful faces, anxiolytic effects, cannabis, dynamic causal modeling, Bayesian model selection
MeSH terms
Adult, Amygdala, Cannabidiol, Double-Blind Method, Emotions, Facial Expression, Gyrus Cinguli, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Models, Neurological, Neural Pathways, Placebos, Psychotropic Drugs, Dronabinol

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