Solowij, Nadia Professor

Selected Publications

• Journal Article

  Year	Title
  2020	Cannabis, Cannabinoids, and Brain Morphology: A Review of the Evidence Published In Biological Psychiatry
  2020	Electrophysiological correlates of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphism Published In Scientific Reports
  2020	Model-based analysis on systemic availability of co-administered cannabinoids after controlled vaporised administration Published In Internal Medicine Journal
  2020	Neuroanatomical alterations in people with high and low cannabis dependence Published In Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
  2019	A randomised controlled trial of vaporised Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol alone and in combination in frequent and infrequent cannabis users: acute intoxication effects Published In European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience: official organ of the German society for biological psychiatry
  2019	Cannabidiol improves behavioural and neurochemical deficits in adult female offspring of the maternal immune activation (poly I:C) model of neurodevelopmental disorders Published In Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
  2019	Cortical surface morphology in long-term cannabis users: A multi-site MRI study Published In European Neuropsychopharmacology
  2019	Does regular cannabis use affect neuroanatomy? An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of structural neuroimaging studies Published In European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience: official organ of the German society for biological psychiatry
  2019	Effect of cannabidiol on endocannabinoid, glutamatergic and GABAergic signalling markers in male offspring of a maternal immune activation (poly I:C) model relevant to schizophrenia Published In Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
  2019	Subcortical surface morphometry in substance dependence: An ENIGMA addiction working group study Published In Addiction Biology
  2019	The Endocannabinoid System and Cannabidiol's Promise for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorder Published In Frontiers in Psychiatry
  2018	A transdiagnostic dimensional approach towards a neuropsychological assessment for addiction: an international Delphi consensus study Published In Addiction
  2018	Alteration to hippocampal volume and shape confined to cannabis dependence: A multi-site study Published In Addiction Biology
  2018	Biomarker correlates of psychotherapy outcomes in borderline personality disorder: A systematic review Published In Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
  2018	Cannabinoid Disposition After Human Intraperitoneal Use: An Insight Into Intraperitoneal Pharmacokinetic Properties in Metastatic Cancer Published In Clinical Therapeutics: the international peer-reviewed journal of drug therapy
  2018	Clinical issues in cannabis use Published In British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
  2018	Exploring the association of legalisation status of cannabis with problematic cannabis use and impulsivity in the USA Published In Drugs in Context
  2018	Prolonged Cannabidiol Treatment Effects on Hippocampal Subfield Volumes in Current Cannabis Users Published In Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  2018	Second-Hand Exposure of Staff Administering Vaporised Cannabinoid Products to Patients in a Hospital Setting Published In Drugs in R and D
  2018	The effects of glycine on auditory mismatch negativity in schizophrenia Published In Schizophrenia Research
  2018	The relationship between executive functions and emotion regulation in females attending therapeutic community treatment for substance use disorder Published In Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  2018	Therapeutic Effects of Prolonged Cannabidiol Treatment on Psychological Symptoms and Cognitive Function in Regular Cannabis Users: A Pragmatic Open-Label Clinical Trial Published In Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  2017	A systematic review of the effect of cannabidiol on cognitive function: Relevance to schizophrenia Published In Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
  2017	Cannabidiol rescues glutamatergic, memory and social interaction deficits following prenatal infection: a follow-up in female offspring Published In European Neuropsychopharmacology
  2017	Cannabis-related hippocampal volumetric abnormalities specific to subregions in dependent users Published In Psychopharmacology
  2017	Cognitive remediation improves executive functions, self-regulation and quality of life in residents of a substance use disorder therapeutic community Published In Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  2017	Development and validation of a simple, rapid and sensitive LC-MS/MS method for the measurement of urinary neurotransmitters and their metabolites Published In Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  2017	Improved social interaction, recognition and working memory with cannabidiol treatment in a prenatal infection (poly I:C) rat model Published In Neuropsychopharmacology
  2017	Orbitofrontal and caudate volumes in cannabis users: a multi-site mega-analysis comparing dependent versus non-dependent users Published In Psychopharmacology
  2017	Role of orbitofrontal sulcogyral pattern on lifetime cannabis use and depressive symptoms Published In Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
  2017	Verbal learning and memory in cannabis and alcohol users: An event-related potential investigation Published In Frontiers in Psychology
  2016	Acute and chronic effects of cannabinoids on human cognition-a systematic review Published In Biological Psychiatry
  2016	Adolescent cannabis use: what is the evidence for functional brain alteration? Published In Current Pharmaceutical Design
  2016	An MRI study of white matter tract integrity in regular cannabis users: effects of cannabis use and age Published In Psychopharmacology
  2016	Clinical trials of medicinal cannabis for appetite-related symptoms from advanced cancer: a survey of preferences, attitudes and beliefs among patients willing to consider participation Published In Internal Medicine Journal
  2016	Effect of cannabidiol on cognition in a maternal immune activation (poly IC) model of schizophrenia Published In International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
  2016	Genetic imaging consortium for addiction medicine: From neuroimaging to genes Published In Progress in Brain Research
  2016	Hippocampal harms, protection and recovery following regular cannabis use Published In Translational Psychiatry
  2016	Mismatch negativity and P50 sensory gating in abstinent former cannabis users Published In Neural Plasticity
  2016	Schizotypy and auditory mismatch negativity in a non-clinical sample of young adults. Published In Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
  2016	The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is sensitive to head injury and cognitive impairment in a residential alcohol and other drug therapeutic community Published In Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  2016	The neurobiology of cannabis use disorders: A call for evidence Published In Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
  2016	The role of cannabinoids in neuroanatomic alterations in cannabis users Published In Biological Psychiatry
  2015	Computerized and virtual reality cognitive training for individuals at high risk of cognitive decline: systematic review of the literature Published In American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
  2015	Gross morphological brain changes with chronic, heavy cannabis use Published In British Journal of Psychiatry
  2014	A protocol for the delivery of cannabidiol (CBD) and combined CBD and ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) by vaporisation Published In BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology
  2014	Chronic effects of cannabis use on the auditory mismatch negativity Published In Biological Psychiatry
  2014	Hippocampal morphological abnormalities in cannabis users with and without schizophrenia Published In Biological Psychiatry
  2014	The association between regular cannabis exposure and alterations of human brain morphology: an updated review of the literature Published In Current Pharmaceutical Design
  2013	Advances in addiction neurobiology: decision-making, cannabis and oxytocin Published In Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
  2013	Alteration to hippocampal shape in cannabis users with and without schizophrenia Published In Schizophrenia Research
  2013	Brain morphology in cannabis users: Region-dependent reductions and role of use patterns Published In Biological Psychiatry
  2013	Chronic effects of cannabis on sensory gating Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology
  2013	More thinking about less data: a perspective from the 2nd Provence Summer Workshop Published In Molecular Psychiatry
  2013	Reduced concentration of N-acetyl-aspartate associated with volume reduction of the hippocampus in heavy cannabis users Published In Biological Psychiatry
  2012	Delayed preattentional functioning in early psychosis patients with cannabis use Published In Psychopharmacology
  2012	Effect of long-term cannabis use on axonal fibre connectivity Published In Brain: a journal of neurology
  2012	Functional connectivity in brain networks underlying cognitive control in chronic cannabis users Published In Neuropsychopharmacology
  2012	Genetic modulation of the long-term effects of cannabis on brain structure, function and symptomatology Published In Schizophrenia Research
  2012	Reflection impulsivity in adolescent cannabis users: a comparison with alcohol-using and non-substance-using adolescents Published In Psychopharmacology
  2012	The effects of regular long-term cannabis use on auditory mismatch negativity (MMN) Published In Schizophrenia Research
  2012	The impact of cannabis use on cognitive functioning in patients with schizophrenia: a meta-analysis of existing findings and new data in a first-episode sample Published In Schizophrenia Bulletin
  2012	The impact of regular cannabis use on human brain structure Published In European Neuropsychopharmacology
  2011	Cerebellar white-matter changes in cannabis users with and without schizophrenia Published In Psychological Medicine
  2011	Verbal learning and memory in adolescent cannabis users, alcohol users and non-users Published In Psychopharmacology
  2010	Alterations of hippocampal shape in cannabis users with and without schizophrenia Published In Schizophrenia Research
  2010	Auditory mismatch negativity and long-term cannabis use Published In Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
  2010	Cannabis use in first episode psychosis and the mismatch negativity Published In Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
  2010	Cannabis, cognition and schizophrenia: structural brain alterations and symptomatology Published In Schizophrenia Research
  2010	Cannabis, cognition and schizophrenia: structural brain alterations and symptomatology Published In Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
  2010	Chronic cannabis use alters neurophysiological functioning during the Stroop color-naming task Published In Clinical EEG and Neuroscience
  2010	Chronic cannabis users show altered neurophysiological functioning on Stroop task conflict resolution Published In Psychopharmacology
  2010	Chronic use of cannabis and poor neural efficiency in verbal memory ability Published In Psychopharmacology
  2010	Cognitive abnormalities and cannabis use Published In Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
  2010	Cognitive, executive and social functioning in schizophrenia with and without comorbid cannabis use Published In Schizophrenia Research
  2010	Harms to body and soul: an ideological balancing act for preventing and reducing cannabis use Published In Addiction
  2010	Neural substrates of the association between cannabis and schizophrenia Published In Schizophrenia Research
  2010	Reflection impulsivity in adolescent cannabis users Published In Journal of Psychopharmacology
  2010	Structural MRI findings in long-term cannabis users: what do we know? Published In Substance Use and Misuse
  2010	The impact of cannabis use on cognitive functioning in schizophrenia: a meta-analysis of existing findings and new data Published In European Neuropsychopharmacology
  2010	Verbal learning and memory in adolescent cannabis and alcohol users Published In Journal of Psychopharmacology
  2008	Cannabis, cannabinoids and schizophrenia: integration of the evidence Published In Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
  2008	Cerebellar grey and white matter changes associated with cannabis use in schizophrenia and in healthy controls Published In NeuroImage
  2008	Increased suicide risk in depressed patients predicted by long-chain fatty acids Published In International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
  2008	Long-term heavy cannabis use related brain abnormalities Published In Early Intervention in Psychiatry: the development, onset and treatment of emerging mental disorders
  2008	Regional brain abnormalities associated with heavy long-term cannabis use Published In European Neuropsychopharmacology
  2008	Regional brain abnormalities associated with heavy long-term cannabis use Published In Archives of General Psychiatry
  2008	The chronic effects of cannabis on memory in humans: a review Published In Current Drug Abuse Reviews
  2008	Visuospatial memory deficits in long term heavy cannabis users: relation to psychotic symptoms and regional brain volumes Published In International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
  2007	Cannabis and cognitive dysfunction: Parallels with endophenotypes of schizophrenia? Published In Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
  2007	Dietary habits of people with and without schizophrenia: relationship to stress Published In Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  2007	Schizophrenia-like cognitive effects of cannabinoids Published In Schizophrenia Bulletin
  2007	Understanding drug addiction: A neuropsychological perspective Published In Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

• Book

  Year	Title
  2009	Guide d'aide a l'arret du cannabis (Guide to quitting cannabis) Publisher Paris

• Chapter

  Year	Title
  2018	Psychotomimetic and Cognitive Effects of Cannabis Use in the General Population Published In The Complex Connection between Cannabis and Schizophrenia Publisher United States
  2017	Chronic Cannabis Use and Axonal Fiber Connectivity Published In Handbook of Cannabis and Related Pathologies: Biology, Pharmacology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Publisher London, United Kingdom
  2013	The impact of regular cannabis use on the human brain: A review of structural neuroimaging studies Published In Biological Research on Addiction Publisher San Diego, United States
  2012	Cannabis and cognition: short- and long-term effects Published In Marijuana and Madness Publisher Cambridge
  2012	Does cannabis cause lasting brain damage? Published In Marijuana and Madness Publisher Cambridge
  2009	Brief treatments for cannabis dependence: findings from a randomized multisite trial Published In Addictive Behaviors: New Readings on Etiology, Prevention and Treatment Publisher Washington DC
  2009	Neurobiological and neuropsychological pathways into substance abuse and addictive behaviour Published In The Neuropsychology of Mental Illness Publisher United Kingdom
  2009	Structural brain alterations in cannabis users: association with cognitive deficits and psychiatric symptoms Published In The Handbook of Neuropsychiatric Biomarkers, Endophenotypes, and Genes: volume 2: Neuroanatomical and Neuroimaging Endophenotypes and Biomarkers Publisher Dordrecht

• Conference Paper

  Year	Title
  2017	Cannabidiol improves behavioural and glutamatergic deficits in a prenatal infection model of schizophrenia Published In 27th Annual Symposium of the International Cannabinoid Research Society
  2016	A systematic review of the effect of cannabidiol on cognitive function: relevance to Schizophrenia Published In 6th Annual Scientific Meeting Abstract Book
  2015	Opposite effects of THC and CBD on auditory mismatch negativity: a randomised controlled trial of acute cannabinoid Published In 28th ECNP Congress
  2013	An investigation of mismatch negativity in current and ex-cannabis users using a feature controlled method Published In 23rd Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Conference & Annual Meeting of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology: Program, Abstracts and Information
  2013	Familial analysis of MMN in cannabis users: A case study Published In 23rd Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Conference & Annual Meeting of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology: Program, Abstracts and Information
  2013	Mismatch negativity (MMN) and schizotypy in nonclinical young adults Published In 23rd Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Conference & Annual Meeting of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology: Program, Abstracts and Information

Investigator On

Year	Title
2018 - 2021	Cannabidiol may protect the brain against the harmful effects of marijuana Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Project Grant
2018 - 2021	Efficacy of a 3-month aerobic exercise regime for restoring 'brain health' in heavy cannabis users Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Project Grant
2018	DELL PowerEdge R440 Server Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Equipment Grant
2012 - 2016	Cannabis and the brain: the good, the bad and the unknown Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Future Fellowships
2015	Evaluation of Cannabinoids in Cancer-Related Anorexia Cachexia Syndrome: A Phase III double-blind Randomised Controlled Trial Awarded by: NSW Health Funding Scheme: Sponsored Clinical Trials for Cannabis/ Cannabis products
2013	Package to enable advanced 3D brain imaging visualisation, manipulation and measurement, comprising software license: Analyze 11.0 and maintenance agreement; 3D brain atlas; and dedicated laptop to enable processing at remote locations Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Equipment Grant
2012	A flexible high throughput analytical system for psychopharmacology and drug discovery Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2011	Vulnerability markers in the association between cannabis and schizophrenia Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Project Grant
2008	Determining the cognitive sequelae of adolescent cannabis use: a longitudinal cohort study Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Project Grant
2007	Quantifying the neurocognitive impact of cannabis across the life span: The evolution of memory deficits. Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Project Grant
	Australian Centre for Cannabinoid Clinical and Research Excellence (ACRE): Quality and safety in the implementation of medicinal cannabis use in the community Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Centres of Research Excellence
	Characterising neurobiological abnormalities in Cannabis Use Disorders Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Project Grant

Impact Story

Advisees

• Graduate Advising Relationship

  Degree	Research Title	Advisee
  Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Psychology)	The Effect of Prolonged Cannabidiol Treatment upon Brain Structure and Function in Cannabis Users	Beale, Camilla
  Doctor of Philosophy	Characterising Neurobiological Abnormalities in Cannabis Use Disorder	Dunsford, Suraya
  Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	The Molecular Mechanism of Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis Influenced by Dietary Fibre Types	Wang, Zhizhen
  Doctor of Philosophy	The effect of different beneficial compounds from the cannabis plant on psychotic and cognitive behaviours and the underlying mechanisms	Jimenez Naranjo, Carlos
  Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Psychology)	Cognitive and neuroanatomical correlates of cannabis use disorder	Abbott, Gabrielle
  Doctor of Philosophy	Cannabidiol as a Novel Compound for Treating Early Stage Dementia	Dortants, Lon

Orcid Id

• http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5222-5637 (confirmed)

Top Publications

Year	Title
2016	Hippocampal harms, protection and recovery following regular cannabis use Published in   Translational Psychiatry
2016	Acute and chronic effects of cannabinoids on human cognition-a systematic review Published in   Biological Psychiatry
2016	The role of cannabinoids in neuroanatomic alterations in cannabis users Published in   Biological Psychiatry
2012	Effect of long-term cannabis use on axonal fibre connectivity Published in   Brain: a journal of neurology
2011	Verbal learning and memory in adolescent cannabis users, alcohol users and non-users Published in   Psychopharmacology
2008	Regional brain abnormalities associated with heavy long-term cannabis use Published in   Archives of General Psychiatry

Research Areas

• 1103 - CLINICAL SCIENCES
• 1109 - NEUROSCIENCES
• 1701 - PSYCHOLOGY

Research Overview

• Nadia Solowij, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Psychology, University of Wollongong and recently completed a 4-year term as an ARC Future Fellow.  She has been actively researching the effects of long-term cannabis use for more than 25 years and is now the most published researcher in the world on the topic of cannabis and the brain.  Her primary area of expertise is in the long-term cognitive and neural effects of cannabis.  She has used neuropsychological, psychophysiological and brain imaging techniques in her investigations of memory, cognition and brain structure and function in adult and adolescent cannabis users and people with schizophrenia and comorbid cannabis use.  She has over 100 scientific publications including her book Cannabis and Cognitive Functioning (Cambridge University Press). Her recent research has focused on the effects of different cannabinoids on brain structure and function and vulnerability markers for psychosis, as well as clinical trials of medicinal cannabis or cannabinoids.

Selected Publications

• Journal Article

  Year	Title
  2020	Cannabis, Cannabinoids, and Brain Morphology: A Review of the Evidence Published In Biological Psychiatry
  2020	Electrophysiological correlates of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphism Published In Scientific Reports
  2020	Model-based analysis on systemic availability of co-administered cannabinoids after controlled vaporised administration Published In Internal Medicine Journal
  2020	Neuroanatomical alterations in people with high and low cannabis dependence Published In Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
  2019	A randomised controlled trial of vaporised Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol alone and in combination in frequent and infrequent cannabis users: acute intoxication effects Published In European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience: official organ of the German society for biological psychiatry
  2019	Cannabidiol improves behavioural and neurochemical deficits in adult female offspring of the maternal immune activation (poly I:C) model of neurodevelopmental disorders Published In Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
  2019	Cortical surface morphology in long-term cannabis users: A multi-site MRI study Published In European Neuropsychopharmacology
  2019	Does regular cannabis use affect neuroanatomy? An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of structural neuroimaging studies Published In European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience: official organ of the German society for biological psychiatry
  2019	Effect of cannabidiol on endocannabinoid, glutamatergic and GABAergic signalling markers in male offspring of a maternal immune activation (poly I:C) model relevant to schizophrenia Published In Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
  2019	Subcortical surface morphometry in substance dependence: An ENIGMA addiction working group study Published In Addiction Biology
  2019	The Endocannabinoid System and Cannabidiol's Promise for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorder Published In Frontiers in Psychiatry
  2018	A transdiagnostic dimensional approach towards a neuropsychological assessment for addiction: an international Delphi consensus study Published In Addiction
  2018	Alteration to hippocampal volume and shape confined to cannabis dependence: A multi-site study Published In Addiction Biology
  2018	Biomarker correlates of psychotherapy outcomes in borderline personality disorder: A systematic review Published In Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
  2018	Cannabinoid Disposition After Human Intraperitoneal Use: An Insight Into Intraperitoneal Pharmacokinetic Properties in Metastatic Cancer Published In Clinical Therapeutics: the international peer-reviewed journal of drug therapy
  2018	Clinical issues in cannabis use Published In British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
  2018	Exploring the association of legalisation status of cannabis with problematic cannabis use and impulsivity in the USA Published In Drugs in Context
  2018	Prolonged Cannabidiol Treatment Effects on Hippocampal Subfield Volumes in Current Cannabis Users Published In Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  2018	Second-Hand Exposure of Staff Administering Vaporised Cannabinoid Products to Patients in a Hospital Setting Published In Drugs in R and D
  2018	The effects of glycine on auditory mismatch negativity in schizophrenia Published In Schizophrenia Research
  2018	The relationship between executive functions and emotion regulation in females attending therapeutic community treatment for substance use disorder Published In Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  2018	Therapeutic Effects of Prolonged Cannabidiol Treatment on Psychological Symptoms and Cognitive Function in Regular Cannabis Users: A Pragmatic Open-Label Clinical Trial Published In Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  2017	A systematic review of the effect of cannabidiol on cognitive function: Relevance to schizophrenia Published In Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
  2017	Cannabidiol rescues glutamatergic, memory and social interaction deficits following prenatal infection: a follow-up in female offspring Published In European Neuropsychopharmacology
  2017	Cannabis-related hippocampal volumetric abnormalities specific to subregions in dependent users Published In Psychopharmacology
  2017	Cognitive remediation improves executive functions, self-regulation and quality of life in residents of a substance use disorder therapeutic community Published In Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  2017	Development and validation of a simple, rapid and sensitive LC-MS/MS method for the measurement of urinary neurotransmitters and their metabolites Published In Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  2017	Improved social interaction, recognition and working memory with cannabidiol treatment in a prenatal infection (poly I:C) rat model Published In Neuropsychopharmacology
  2017	Orbitofrontal and caudate volumes in cannabis users: a multi-site mega-analysis comparing dependent versus non-dependent users Published In Psychopharmacology
  2017	Role of orbitofrontal sulcogyral pattern on lifetime cannabis use and depressive symptoms Published In Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
  2017	Verbal learning and memory in cannabis and alcohol users: An event-related potential investigation Published In Frontiers in Psychology
  2016	Acute and chronic effects of cannabinoids on human cognition-a systematic review Published In Biological Psychiatry
  2016	Adolescent cannabis use: what is the evidence for functional brain alteration? Published In Current Pharmaceutical Design
  2016	An MRI study of white matter tract integrity in regular cannabis users: effects of cannabis use and age Published In Psychopharmacology
  2016	Clinical trials of medicinal cannabis for appetite-related symptoms from advanced cancer: a survey of preferences, attitudes and beliefs among patients willing to consider participation Published In Internal Medicine Journal
  2016	Effect of cannabidiol on cognition in a maternal immune activation (poly IC) model of schizophrenia Published In International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
  2016	Genetic imaging consortium for addiction medicine: From neuroimaging to genes Published In Progress in Brain Research
  2016	Hippocampal harms, protection and recovery following regular cannabis use Published In Translational Psychiatry
  2016	Mismatch negativity and P50 sensory gating in abstinent former cannabis users Published In Neural Plasticity
  2016	Schizotypy and auditory mismatch negativity in a non-clinical sample of young adults. Published In Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
  2016	The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is sensitive to head injury and cognitive impairment in a residential alcohol and other drug therapeutic community Published In Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  2016	The neurobiology of cannabis use disorders: A call for evidence Published In Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
  2016	The role of cannabinoids in neuroanatomic alterations in cannabis users Published In Biological Psychiatry
  2015	Computerized and virtual reality cognitive training for individuals at high risk of cognitive decline: systematic review of the literature Published In American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
  2015	Gross morphological brain changes with chronic, heavy cannabis use Published In British Journal of Psychiatry
  2014	A protocol for the delivery of cannabidiol (CBD) and combined CBD and ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) by vaporisation Published In BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology
  2014	Chronic effects of cannabis use on the auditory mismatch negativity Published In Biological Psychiatry
  2014	Hippocampal morphological abnormalities in cannabis users with and without schizophrenia Published In Biological Psychiatry
  2014	The association between regular cannabis exposure and alterations of human brain morphology: an updated review of the literature Published In Current Pharmaceutical Design
  2013	Advances in addiction neurobiology: decision-making, cannabis and oxytocin Published In Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
  2013	Alteration to hippocampal shape in cannabis users with and without schizophrenia Published In Schizophrenia Research
  2013	Brain morphology in cannabis users: Region-dependent reductions and role of use patterns Published In Biological Psychiatry
  2013	Chronic effects of cannabis on sensory gating Published In International Journal of Psychophysiology
  2013	More thinking about less data: a perspective from the 2nd Provence Summer Workshop Published In Molecular Psychiatry
  2013	Reduced concentration of N-acetyl-aspartate associated with volume reduction of the hippocampus in heavy cannabis users Published In Biological Psychiatry
  2012	Delayed preattentional functioning in early psychosis patients with cannabis use Published In Psychopharmacology
  2012	Effect of long-term cannabis use on axonal fibre connectivity Published In Brain: a journal of neurology
  2012	Functional connectivity in brain networks underlying cognitive control in chronic cannabis users Published In Neuropsychopharmacology
  2012	Genetic modulation of the long-term effects of cannabis on brain structure, function and symptomatology Published In Schizophrenia Research
  2012	Reflection impulsivity in adolescent cannabis users: a comparison with alcohol-using and non-substance-using adolescents Published In Psychopharmacology
  2012	The effects of regular long-term cannabis use on auditory mismatch negativity (MMN) Published In Schizophrenia Research
  2012	The impact of cannabis use on cognitive functioning in patients with schizophrenia: a meta-analysis of existing findings and new data in a first-episode sample Published In Schizophrenia Bulletin
  2012	The impact of regular cannabis use on human brain structure Published In European Neuropsychopharmacology
  2011	Cerebellar white-matter changes in cannabis users with and without schizophrenia Published In Psychological Medicine
  2011	Verbal learning and memory in adolescent cannabis users, alcohol users and non-users Published In Psychopharmacology
  2010	Alterations of hippocampal shape in cannabis users with and without schizophrenia Published In Schizophrenia Research
  2010	Auditory mismatch negativity and long-term cannabis use Published In Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
  2010	Cannabis use in first episode psychosis and the mismatch negativity Published In Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
  2010	Cannabis, cognition and schizophrenia: structural brain alterations and symptomatology Published In Schizophrenia Research
  2010	Cannabis, cognition and schizophrenia: structural brain alterations and symptomatology Published In Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
  2010	Chronic cannabis use alters neurophysiological functioning during the Stroop color-naming task Published In Clinical EEG and Neuroscience
  2010	Chronic cannabis users show altered neurophysiological functioning on Stroop task conflict resolution Published In Psychopharmacology
  2010	Chronic use of cannabis and poor neural efficiency in verbal memory ability Published In Psychopharmacology
  2010	Cognitive abnormalities and cannabis use Published In Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
  2010	Cognitive, executive and social functioning in schizophrenia with and without comorbid cannabis use Published In Schizophrenia Research
  2010	Harms to body and soul: an ideological balancing act for preventing and reducing cannabis use Published In Addiction
  2010	Neural substrates of the association between cannabis and schizophrenia Published In Schizophrenia Research
  2010	Reflection impulsivity in adolescent cannabis users Published In Journal of Psychopharmacology
  2010	Structural MRI findings in long-term cannabis users: what do we know? Published In Substance Use and Misuse
  2010	The impact of cannabis use on cognitive functioning in schizophrenia: a meta-analysis of existing findings and new data Published In European Neuropsychopharmacology
  2010	Verbal learning and memory in adolescent cannabis and alcohol users Published In Journal of Psychopharmacology
  2008	Cannabis, cannabinoids and schizophrenia: integration of the evidence Published In Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
  2008	Cerebellar grey and white matter changes associated with cannabis use in schizophrenia and in healthy controls Published In NeuroImage
  2008	Increased suicide risk in depressed patients predicted by long-chain fatty acids Published In International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
  2008	Long-term heavy cannabis use related brain abnormalities Published In Early Intervention in Psychiatry: the development, onset and treatment of emerging mental disorders
  2008	Regional brain abnormalities associated with heavy long-term cannabis use Published In European Neuropsychopharmacology
  2008	Regional brain abnormalities associated with heavy long-term cannabis use Published In Archives of General Psychiatry
  2008	The chronic effects of cannabis on memory in humans: a review Published In Current Drug Abuse Reviews
  2008	Visuospatial memory deficits in long term heavy cannabis users: relation to psychotic symptoms and regional brain volumes Published In International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
  2007	Cannabis and cognitive dysfunction: Parallels with endophenotypes of schizophrenia? Published In Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
  2007	Dietary habits of people with and without schizophrenia: relationship to stress Published In Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  2007	Schizophrenia-like cognitive effects of cannabinoids Published In Schizophrenia Bulletin
  2007	Understanding drug addiction: A neuropsychological perspective Published In Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

• Book

  Year	Title
  2009	Guide d'aide a l'arret du cannabis (Guide to quitting cannabis) Publisher Paris

• Chapter

  Year	Title
  2018	Psychotomimetic and Cognitive Effects of Cannabis Use in the General Population Published In The Complex Connection between Cannabis and Schizophrenia Publisher United States
  2017	Chronic Cannabis Use and Axonal Fiber Connectivity Published In Handbook of Cannabis and Related Pathologies: Biology, Pharmacology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Publisher London, United Kingdom
  2013	The impact of regular cannabis use on the human brain: A review of structural neuroimaging studies Published In Biological Research on Addiction Publisher San Diego, United States
  2012	Cannabis and cognition: short- and long-term effects Published In Marijuana and Madness Publisher Cambridge
  2012	Does cannabis cause lasting brain damage? Published In Marijuana and Madness Publisher Cambridge
  2009	Brief treatments for cannabis dependence: findings from a randomized multisite trial Published In Addictive Behaviors: New Readings on Etiology, Prevention and Treatment Publisher Washington DC
  2009	Neurobiological and neuropsychological pathways into substance abuse and addictive behaviour Published In The Neuropsychology of Mental Illness Publisher United Kingdom
  2009	Structural brain alterations in cannabis users: association with cognitive deficits and psychiatric symptoms Published In The Handbook of Neuropsychiatric Biomarkers, Endophenotypes, and Genes: volume 2: Neuroanatomical and Neuroimaging Endophenotypes and Biomarkers Publisher Dordrecht

• Conference Paper

  Year	Title
  2017	Cannabidiol improves behavioural and glutamatergic deficits in a prenatal infection model of schizophrenia Published In 27th Annual Symposium of the International Cannabinoid Research Society
  2016	A systematic review of the effect of cannabidiol on cognitive function: relevance to Schizophrenia Published In 6th Annual Scientific Meeting Abstract Book
  2015	Opposite effects of THC and CBD on auditory mismatch negativity: a randomised controlled trial of acute cannabinoid Published In 28th ECNP Congress
  2013	An investigation of mismatch negativity in current and ex-cannabis users using a feature controlled method Published In 23rd Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Conference & Annual Meeting of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology: Program, Abstracts and Information
  2013	Familial analysis of MMN in cannabis users: A case study Published In 23rd Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Conference & Annual Meeting of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology: Program, Abstracts and Information
  2013	Mismatch negativity (MMN) and schizotypy in nonclinical young adults Published In 23rd Australasian Society for Psychophysiology Conference & Annual Meeting of the Australasian Society for Psychophysiology: Program, Abstracts and Information

Investigator On

Year	Title
2018 - 2021	Cannabidiol may protect the brain against the harmful effects of marijuana Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Project Grant
2018 - 2021	Efficacy of a 3-month aerobic exercise regime for restoring 'brain health' in heavy cannabis users Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Project Grant
2018	DELL PowerEdge R440 Server Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Equipment Grant
2012 - 2016	Cannabis and the brain: the good, the bad and the unknown Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Future Fellowships
2015	Evaluation of Cannabinoids in Cancer-Related Anorexia Cachexia Syndrome: A Phase III double-blind Randomised Controlled Trial Awarded by: NSW Health Funding Scheme: Sponsored Clinical Trials for Cannabis/ Cannabis products
2013	Package to enable advanced 3D brain imaging visualisation, manipulation and measurement, comprising software license: Analyze 11.0 and maintenance agreement; 3D brain atlas; and dedicated laptop to enable processing at remote locations Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Equipment Grant
2012	A flexible high throughput analytical system for psychopharmacology and drug discovery Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2011	Vulnerability markers in the association between cannabis and schizophrenia Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Project Grant
2008	Determining the cognitive sequelae of adolescent cannabis use: a longitudinal cohort study Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Project Grant
2007	Quantifying the neurocognitive impact of cannabis across the life span: The evolution of memory deficits. Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Project Grant
	Australian Centre for Cannabinoid Clinical and Research Excellence (ACRE): Quality and safety in the implementation of medicinal cannabis use in the community Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Centres of Research Excellence
	Characterising neurobiological abnormalities in Cannabis Use Disorders Awarded by: National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Funding Scheme: Project Grant

Impact Story

Advisees

• Graduate Advising Relationship

  Degree	Research Title	Advisee
  Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Psychology)	The Effect of Prolonged Cannabidiol Treatment upon Brain Structure and Function in Cannabis Users	Beale, Camilla
  Doctor of Philosophy	Characterising Neurobiological Abnormalities in Cannabis Use Disorder	Dunsford, Suraya
  Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated)	The Molecular Mechanism of Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis Influenced by Dietary Fibre Types	Wang, Zhizhen
  Doctor of Philosophy	The effect of different beneficial compounds from the cannabis plant on psychotic and cognitive behaviours and the underlying mechanisms	Jimenez Naranjo, Carlos
  Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Psychology)	Cognitive and neuroanatomical correlates of cannabis use disorder	Abbott, Gabrielle
  Doctor of Philosophy	Cannabidiol as a Novel Compound for Treating Early Stage Dementia	Dortants, Lon

Orcid Id

• http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5222-5637 (confirmed)