When you're under stress, your brain may release its own cannabinoid molecules to calm you, activating the same brain receptors as THC derived from cannabis plants. But the brain activity regulated by ...

We already know that humans have our own endocannabinoid systems, made to regulate a number of bodily functions with a number of cannabinoid receptors that interact with compounds like THC and CBD in ...

The results of a preclinical study led by researchers at Northwestern Medicine have added support to the hypothesis that endogenous cannabinoid molecules released by the brain act as the body’s ...

The psychotropic properties of the cannabis plant have been known to humans for thousands of years. It’s only during the past few decades that the medicinal properties of cannabinoids have been ...

Alzheimer's disease, characterized by memory loss and cognitive dysfunction, poses a considerable challenge to public health ...

In our new, bi-weekly series CUriosity, experts across the CU Boulder campus answer pressing questions about humans, our planet and the universe beyond. This week, Psychology and Neuroscience ...

Cannabis has been in the spotlight this year due to its partial legalisation in Germany. The effects of cannabis, like those of opioids, are mediated in the body through the endocannabinoid system.