Researchers studied the effects of THC, marijuana's main psychoactive compound, on adolescent mouse brains. The study found THC-induced structural changes in microglia, specialized brain immune cells, possibly aggravating a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia.
Marijuana is A Potential Risk to Teen Brains Predisposed to Schizophrenia
Neuroscience News - 25 Oct 2023 21:00
Researchers studied the effects of THC, marijuana's main psychoactive compound, on adolescent mouse brains. The study found THC-induced structural changes in microglia, specialized brain immune cells, possibly aggravating a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia.
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