Publisher's Synopsis
Effects of Peri-Adolescent Licit and Illicit Drug Use on the Developing CNS, Volume 161 in the International Review on Neurobiology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics including Cannabis Exposure During Adolescence: A Uniquely Sensitive Period for Neurobiological Effects, The Stoned-Age: A Systematic Review of the Neurobiological Effects of Adolescent Cannabinoid Exposure on Preclinical Animal Models, Genetic Influences Impacting Nicotine Use and Abuse During Adolescence: Insights from Human and Animal Studies, the Impact of Adolescent Nicotine Exposure on Adulthood Alcohol Consumption: The Role of Neuropeptides, and much more.
Additional chapters cover The Role of Sex in the Persistent Effects of Adolescent Alcohol Exposure on Behavior and Neurobiology in Rodents, The Effects of Peri-Adolescent Alcohol Use on the Developing Hippocampus, Regulation of Glutamate Signaling in the Extended Amygdala by Adolescent Alcohol Exposure, Peri-Adolescent Binge Drinking Effects on Hippocampal Neurogenesis, Neuroepigenetic Consequences of Adolescent Ethanol Exposure, Adolescent Neuroimmunity and Its Interaction with Alcohol, and much more.
