Structured Unlearning: Marijuana May Impair Memory via the Brain's Non-Firing Cells
A new study suggests that pot makes users forgetful by binding not to neurons but to the brain's supporting glial cells called astrocytes
A new study suggests that pot makes users forgetful by binding not to neurons but to the brain's supporting glial cells called astrocytes
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