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Effects of endocannabinoid system modulation on cognitive and emotional behavior

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Zanettini, Claudio·2011·Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

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Cannabis has long been known to produce cognitive and emotional effects. Research has shown that cannabinoid drugs produce these effects by driving the brain's endogenous cannabinoid system and that this system plays a modulatory role in many cognitive and emotional processes. This review focuses on the effects of endocannabinoid system modulation in animal models of cognition (learning and memory) and emotion (anxiety and depression). We review studies in which natural or synthetic cannabinoid agonists were administered to directly stimulate cannabinoid receptors or, conversely, where cannabinoid antagonists were administered to inhibit the activity of cannabinoid receptors. In addition, studies are reviewed that involved genetic disruption of cannabinoid receptors or genetic or pharmacological manipulation of the endocannabinoid-degrading enzyme, fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH). Endocannabinoids affect the function of many neurotransmitter systems, some of which play opposing roles. The diversity of cannabinoid roles and the complexity of task-dependent activation of neuronal circuits may lead to the effects of endocannabinoid system modulation being strongly dependent on environmental conditions. Recent findings are reviewed that raise the possibility that endocannabinoid signaling may change the impact of environmental influences on emotional and cognitive behavior rather than selectively affecting any specific behavior.

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Authors
Zanettini, C.
Affiliations
National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Zanettini, Claudio
Venue
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Published
2011
Volume
5
Pages
57-57
ISSN
1662-5153 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2071835207
Cited by
214
References
161
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FWCI
11.95
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
cc-by
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Funders
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
endocannabinoid system, cognitive behavior, emotional behavior, learning and memory, anxiety, depression, cannabinoid receptor agonists, cannabinoid receptor antagonists, cannabinoid receptors, fatty acid amide hydrolase, neurotransmitter systems, environmental influences on behavior

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