Many Studies Find Mild Memory Deficits Occurring After Acute Administration

question 55

Multiple Choice

Many studies find mild memory deficits occurring after acute administration with cannabis or Δ⁹-THC. For example, Weil and colleagues (1968) found that cannabis use ____.

• A) increased short-term memory while decreasing long-term memory
• B) decreased short-term memory while increasing long-term memory
• C) impaired memory performance while failing to impair attention performance
• D) impaired attention performance while failing to impair memory performance

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Definitions:

Cochlear Nucleus

An auditory brainstem structure where the cochlear nerve fibers synapse, playing a pivotal role in initial sound processing.

Medial Geniculate

Part of the thalamus involved in the auditory pathway, acting as a relay station for sound information to the auditory cortex.

Primary Auditory Cortex

The region of the brain responsible for processing auditory information, located in the temporal lobe.

Ventral Medial Geniculate Nucleus

The ventral medial geniculate nucleus is a part of the auditory thalamus involved in the processing and relaying of auditory information from the ears to the auditory cortex of the brain.