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Parker, Linda A. (Universit…-Cannabinoids & The Brain (UK IMPORT) BOOK NEW

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A review of the scientific evidence on the effects of cannabinoids on brain and behavioral functioning, with an emphasis on potential therapeutic use. The cannabis plant has been used for recreational and medicinal purposes for more than 4,000 years, but the scientific investigation into its effects has only recently yielded useful results. In this book, Linda Parker offers a review of the scientific evidence on the effects of cannabinoids on brain and behavioral functioning, with an emphasis on potential therapeutic uses.Parker describes the discovery of tetrahydocannbinol (THC), the main psychoactive component of cannabis, and the further discovery of cannabinoid receptors in the brain. She explains that the brain produces chemicals similar to THC, which act on the same receptors as THC, and shows that the endocannabinoid system is involved in all aspects of brain functioning. Parker reports that cannabis contains not only the psychoactive compound THC, but also other compounds of potential therapeutic benefit, and that one of them, cannabidiol (CBD), shows promise for the treatment of pain, anxiety, and epilepsy. Parker reviews the evidence on cannabinoids and anxiety, depression, mood, sleep, schizophrenia, learning and memory, addiction, sex, appetite and obesity, chemotherapy-induced nausea, epilepsy, and such neurodegenerative disorders as multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s Disease. Each chapter also links the scientific evidence to historical and anecdotal reports of the medicinal use of cannabis.As debate about the medical use of marijuana continues, Parker’s balanced and objective review of the fundamental science and potential therapeutic effects of cannabis is especially timely.

Product Identifiers
Publisher	The MIT Press
ISBN-10	0262536609
ISBN-13	9780262536608
eBay Product ID (ePID)	15050028613

Product Key Features
Author	Linda A. Parker
Format	Trade Paperback
Language	English
Topic	Alternative & Complementary Medicine, Life Sciences / Neuroscience
Publication Year	2018
Genre	Science, Medical
Number of Pages	248 Pages

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Item Length	9in.
Item Height	0.6in.
Item Width	6in.
Item Weight	12.6 Oz

Additional Product Features
Target Audience	Trade