Adolescent THC exposure alters neurons/gene networks associated with psychosis risk

Young adults with exposure to THC (the psychoactive component of cannabis) during adolescence have alterations in the structure of neurons and gene expression within these brain cells in the prefrontal cortex, a brain region that mediates decision-making and other cognitive functions, the Addiction Institute of Mount Sinai, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and others found.