{"id":2162,"date":"2019-07-05T13:52:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T03:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/early-and-regular-cannabis-use-by-youth-is-associated-with-alteration-in-brain-circuits-that-support-cognitive-control\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T21:02:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T10:02:13","slug":"early-and-regular-cannabis-use-by-youth-is-associated-with-alteration-in-brain-circuits-that-support-cognitive-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/early-and-regular-cannabis-use-by-youth-is-associated-with-alteration-in-brain-circuits-that-support-cognitive-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Early and regular cannabis use by youth is associated with alteration in brain circuits that support cognitive control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"419\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-2161\" style=\"margin-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; float: right; width: 297px; height: 207px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dal-article.jpg\" alt=\"dal article\" data-mce-width=\"297\" data-mce-height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dal-article.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/dal-article-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/>Conflict-related neural activations. Between-group t-map of conflict-related activations (voxel-wise cluster-defining threshold of p<\/p>\n<p>The development of neural circuits in youth, at a particularly important time in their lives, can be heavily influenced by external factors\u2014specifically the frequent and regular use of cannabis. A new study in the&nbsp;<em>Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry<\/em>&nbsp;(<em>JAACAP<\/em>) reports that alterations in cognitive control\u2014an ensemble of processes by which the mind governs, regulates and guides behaviors, impulses, and decision-making based on goals are directly affected.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/va.news-republic.com\/a\/6704608268196512261?app_id=1239&amp;gid=6704608268196512261&amp;impr_id=6705428408954374406&amp;language=en&amp;region=au&amp;user_id=6551522476692897801&amp;c=sys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For complete article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conflict-related neural activations. Between-group t-map of conflict-related activations (voxel-wise cluster-defining threshold of p The development of neural circuits in youth, at a particularly important time in their lives, can be heavily influenced by external factors\u2014specifically the frequent and regular use of cannabis. 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