Why does marijuana make it hard to remember stuff?
2 years, 5 months ago

Why does marijuana make it hard to remember stuff?

Salon  

Along with Bob Marley and velvet blacklight 420 posters, cannabis is strongly associated with memory loss. However, the evidence surrounding marijuana use and memory can be murky, so even though scientists are sure that cannabis does influence memory to some degree, it's not clear how detrimental or permanent this effect is. "And then you do all the other things that are really good for your memory, like eat healthy, exercise, get enough sleep." Even though it's been demonstrated to affect short-term memory, we're not really sure how cannabis accomplishes this. "There's no good evidence that it causes a long-term or permanent decrement in your memory, but it definitely interferes with people's ability to sort of encode new information."

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Brain fog after quitting cannabis? Study reveals startling truth about weed and long-term memory loss
2 months ago

Brain fog after quitting cannabis? Study reveals startling truth about weed and long-term memory loss

Hindustan Times  

If you think quitting cannabis means your brain will bounce back immediately, think again. Their findings, featured in JAMA Network Open, suggest that heavy cannabis users may experience persistent cognitive deficits, particularly in memory, even after they quit. Participants were categorised into three groups based on their lifetime cannabis use: Heavy users Moderate users Non-users Heavy users—who made up about …

More frequent marijuana use may damage brain’s ability to remember an important memory skill
2 months ago

More frequent marijuana use may damage brain’s ability to remember an important memory skill

CNN  

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. “Working memory is the ability to retain information for a short period of time and use it,” said lead study author Joshua Gowin, an assistant professor of radiology at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz School of Medicine in Aurora, Colorado. “Losing working memory means that retaining that information might …

More frequent marijuana use may damage brain’s ability to remember an important memory skill
2 months ago

More frequent marijuana use may damage brain’s ability to remember an important memory skill

CNN  

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. “Working memory is the ability to retain information for a short period of time and use it,” said lead study author Joshua Gowin, an assistant professor of radiology at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz School of Medicine in Aurora, Colorado. “Losing working memory means that retaining that information might …

10 Common Behaviors That Are Making You More Forgetful
2 years, 9 months ago

10 Common Behaviors That Are Making You More Forgetful

Huff Post  

jayk7 via Getty Images Experts break down the habits that can negatively impact your memory and offer solutions on how to sharpen your mind. Also, there is that shows sedentary habits are linked to thinning in some brain regions that are important for memory.” “Regular exercise ― not necessarily strenuous exercise ― helps reduce the risk of a number of …

Cannabis can both help and hinder memory. How it affects you might come down to inequality
4 years, 8 months ago

Cannabis can both help and hinder memory. How it affects you might come down to inequality

The Independent  

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