Cannabis use in adolescence: Visible effects on brain structure

 Cannabis use in adolescence: Visible effects on brain structure

A collaborative study sheds light on how cannabis use affects brain development in young people, the main one being atrophy of certain regions of the cerebral cortex.

Cannabis use may lead to thinning of the cerebral cortex in adolescents according to a recent study led by Graciela Piñeyro and Tomáš Paus, researchers at CHU Sainte-Justine and professors at the Uni…