The Stoned Age: Disentangling Mechanism Underlying Ling-Term Cognitive Effects Of Adolescent Cannabis Exposure

The Cannabis Research Seminar Series is funded through the WSU Center for Cannabis Policy, Research, and Outreach (CCPRO) and is intended to highlight some of the excellent cannabis research conducted within the WSU system. Each seminar will occur on the first and third Tuesday of every month from 4-5 pm (PT) in the Veterinary Biomedical Research Building, room 305, and over Zoom. The first 20 minutes will be reserved for networking, coffee, and snacks; the rest of our time will be dedicated to hearing from our excellent speakers.

Zoom link for this seminar: https://wsu.zoom.us/j/97628150566 

This seminar will be led by the faculty listed below.

Ryan McLaughlin

Dr. Ryan J. McLaughlin joined the Department of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience at WSU as an Assistant Professor in 2014 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2021. The goal of Dr. McLaughlin’s research program is to determine how endogenous and exogenous cannabinoids affect the brain and behavior. His research has shown that the endocannabinoid system is a vital component of the neuroendocrine and behavioral stress response, and that pharmacologically targeting this system could be a promising strategy for treating stress-related disorders. More recently, Dr. McLaughlin’s research team has developed a novel, translationally valid approach for modeling cannabis use in rodents that uses response-contingent delivery of vaporized cannabis extracts to better understand the effects of cannabis use on the brain and behavior. Dr. McLaughlin’s team uses this approach to examine how cannabis use during sensitive developmental periods contributes to behavioral, cognitive, and neurobiological alterations, and whether they differ by sex.