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This study suggests that cannabis abstinence is associated with improvements in verbal learning that appear to occur largely in the first week following last use. Associations between adolescent cannabis use and poor neurocognitive functioning have been reported from cross-sectional studies that cannot determine causality. Prospective designs can assess whether extended cannabis abstinence has a beneficial effect… Continuar lendo One Month of Cannabis Abstinence in Adolescents and Young Adults Is Associated With Improved Memory.

Common genetic variants contribute substantially to ADHD susceptibility.   https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-018-0269-7 Identificados los genes que contribuyen a los trastornos de atención e hiperactividad. https://www.elperiodico.com/es/ciencia/20181126/identificados-los-genes-que-contribuyen-al-tdah-y-la-hiperactividad-7169163 La investigación ha analizado cerca de diez millones de posiciones del genoma en más de 50.000 personas de diferentes países de Europa, Estados Unidos, Canadá y China. El gen FOXP2 -uno de los más… Continuar lendo Discovery of the first genome-wide significant risk loci for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Findings suggest that Emotion Understanding is influential in the early development of aggression, which may in turn influence the development or exacerbation of Callous-Unemotional features. Children’s Emotion Understanding in early childhood, especially concerning others’ distress, may be an important component of preventive intervention efforts for young children at risk for serious antisocial behavior. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10802-018-0468-9