SOURCES CITED

THE EDITOR:

I attach a list of my research references that provide evidence of my
claim that memory and motivation are impaired through the use of
marijuana ('Pot affects motivation, memory,' Dec. 30.

Smith, A., Longo, C., Fried, P., Hogan, M., & Cameron, I. (2010).
Effects of marijuana on visuospatial working memory: an fMRI study in
young adults. Psychopharmacology, 210(3).

Ilan, A., Smith, M. & Gevins, A. (2004). Effects of marijuana on
neurophysiological signals of working and episodic memory.
Psychopharmacology, 176(2).

Wise, L., Thorpe, A. & Lichtman, A. (2009). Hippocampal receptors
mediate the memory impairing effects of Delta 9-tetrahydrocamabinol.
Neuropsychopharmacology, 34(9).

Laris, N., Good, C., Cameron, H. & Carol, R. (2010). Delta
9-tetrahydrocannabinol is a full agonist at CB1 receptors on GABA
neuron axon terminals in the hippocampus. Neuropsychopharmacology, 59(1/2).

Boggio, P., Saghi, S., Villani, A., Fecteau, S., Pascual-Leone, A. &
Fregni, F. (2010). Modulation of risk taking in marijuana users by
transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the dorsolateral
prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 112(3).

Pinel, J. (2007). Basics of Biopsychology. Boston, MASS.: Allyn and Bacon.

Deborah Joyce, Family Resource Association, Parksville