By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — More frequent use of marijuana damages the brain’s working memory, which could lead to issues with safety, communications and work success, a new study found. “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. “An example …

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More frequent marijuana use may damage an important memory skill

More frequent use of marijuana damages the brain’s working memory, which could lead to issues with safety, communications and work success, a new study found.

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This brain function allows a person to follow instructions they have just received or to visualize and mentally manipulate information, such as solving a math problem. Frequent marijuana consumption can have a harmful long-term effect on an aspect of cognition called working memory, the one used to temporarily store and manipulate information, according to a study published in the JAMA Network Open.

Essa função do cérebro permite que uma pessoa siga instruções que acabou de receber ou visualize e manipule mentalmente informações, como resolver um problema de matemática O consumo frequente de maconha pode ter um efeito prejudicial a longo prazo em um aspecto da cognição chamado memória de trabalho, aquela usada para armazenar e manipular informações temporariamente, de acordo com um estudo publicado no JAMA Network Open.
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Marijuana: frequent users have affected working memory, study reveals

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN More frequent marijuana use impairs the brain's working memory, which could lead to problems with safety, communication and job success, a new study finds. "Working memory is the ability to hold information for a short period of time and use it," said study senior author Joshua Gowin, an assistant professor of radiology at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine in Aurora, Colorado. "An example is checking y…

Por Sandee LaMotte, CNN El uso más frecuente de marihuana daña la memoria de trabajo del cerebro, lo que podría conducir a problemas de seguridad, comunicación y éxito laboral, según un nuevo estudio. “La memoria de trabajo es la capacidad de retener información durante un corto período de tiempo y utilizarla”, dijo el autor principal del estudio, Joshua Gowin, profesor asistente de radiología en la Facultad de Medicina Anschutz de la Universida…

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Heavy weed use appears to dull the brains of young adults, particularly affecting their short-term working memory, a new study suggests.

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Heavy marijuana use can impact young adults' short-term memory, study says

A recent study shows that regular marijuana use can negatively affect working memory, which could impact decision-making, work performance and social interactions.

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(CNN) — More frequent use of marijuana damages the brain’s working memory, which could lead to issues with safety, communications and work success, a new study found.

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Heavy or recent marijuana use hinders the brain's ability to perform tasks that require working memory, new research shows. Researchers found that 63% of heavy users had reduced brain activity when performing a working memory task. The results were similar for 68% of people who had recently used cannabis.

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Heavy marijuana use has a 'significant' impact on memory and attention, study finds

Marijuana use has increased globally in recent years; however, the effects of marijuana on brain function are not yet fully understood, which highlights the need to better determine the results of recent and long-term brain activation of marijuana use.Under this context, a group of researchers from the University of Colorado, United States, conducted a study that explores the effects of marijuana use on brain function during cognitive tasks.

El consumo de marihuana ha experimentado un aumento global en los últimos años; sin embargo, los efectos que esta sustancia produce sobre la función cerebral aún no se comprenden en su totalidad, lo que pone de manifiesto la necesidad de determinar mejor los resultados de la activación cerebral reciente y a largo plazo del consumo de marihuana.Bajo ese contexto, un grupo de investigadores de la Universidad de Colorado (Estados Unidos) realizó un…

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