Well written article. And I completely agree. This kind of research is what is destroying the trust in scientific institutions. And unfortunately there is way too much of it already existing and likely still being done.
Dev psych person here - I also learned during my Master's that weed consumption during adolescence has long-term effects on IQ and just accepted it, never checking the source. My profs were big nerds about methodological & statistical accuracy, so I had some authority bias. And I found/find the topic kind of boring, there are so many more important public health issues :')
When facts are kind of boring, it's kind of effortful to double-check. I know it's not so scientific, but ugh
PS: Note that in dev psych, the "adolescent" brain is usually until the PFC is fully developed, which can take up to 25 ish years.
So when it comes to cannabis and brain function, is the only thing we can confidently say right now that cannabis use is probably not good for the developing brain?
Also, there used to be a lot of brouhaha about cannabis causing or exacerbating psychosis. What's the state of that research?
I can only comment on this paper where they did not look into psychosis and schizophrenia risk. I’m seeing more headlines suggesting this, but if the research that makes the headlines is of this quality, I’d be skeptical. Safest to examine studies in this area on a case by case basis.
I'm skeptical. Weed isn't a distraction? I don't think weed is a big deal. I firmly in the low to moderate camp. But to think it optimizes is odd to me. What are these standards?
I was being sarcastic about moderate use and good memory. These results essentially suggest no long term effects for any level of use on the things they measured, eg emotion, memory, social cognition, etc
I have people in my life that like to tease my memory of things I said when I was drinking once upon a time. I don't let on to it which probably doesn't help my cause. I'm not a fan of the SEL games.
Do you have similar information on alcohol? I don't know what to believe. I used to drink too much but a drink is rare nowadays. I don't think I notice any lingering problems. I'm wary of public health and public Neuroscience applied beyond activist purposes.
Well written article. And I completely agree. This kind of research is what is destroying the trust in scientific institutions. And unfortunately there is way too much of it already existing and likely still being done.
Dev psych person here - I also learned during my Master's that weed consumption during adolescence has long-term effects on IQ and just accepted it, never checking the source. My profs were big nerds about methodological & statistical accuracy, so I had some authority bias. And I found/find the topic kind of boring, there are so many more important public health issues :')
When facts are kind of boring, it's kind of effortful to double-check. I know it's not so scientific, but ugh
PS: Note that in dev psych, the "adolescent" brain is usually until the PFC is fully developed, which can take up to 25 ish years.
Note: A reader informed me that that "persuasive" article about cannabis use and IQ drops might not be so persuasive after all...
Very interesting essay.!
So when it comes to cannabis and brain function, is the only thing we can confidently say right now that cannabis use is probably not good for the developing brain?
Also, there used to be a lot of brouhaha about cannabis causing or exacerbating psychosis. What's the state of that research?
I can only comment on this paper where they did not look into psychosis and schizophrenia risk. I’m seeing more headlines suggesting this, but if the research that makes the headlines is of this quality, I’d be skeptical. Safest to examine studies in this area on a case by case basis.
I'm skeptical. Weed isn't a distraction? I don't think weed is a big deal. I firmly in the low to moderate camp. But to think it optimizes is odd to me. What are these standards?
I was being sarcastic about moderate use and good memory. These results essentially suggest no long term effects for any level of use on the things they measured, eg emotion, memory, social cognition, etc
the folk psychological view of brain activity = performance and function has taken hold of the layman
I have people in my life that like to tease my memory of things I said when I was drinking once upon a time. I don't let on to it which probably doesn't help my cause. I'm not a fan of the SEL games.
Do you have similar information on alcohol? I don't know what to believe. I used to drink too much but a drink is rare nowadays. I don't think I notice any lingering problems. I'm wary of public health and public Neuroscience applied beyond activist purposes.