Marijuana and the Brain: Long-Term Effects Explained by Neuroscientist Kristin Cooper

2025-07-12

More on the effects of marijuana use with a special guest Kristin Cooper Ralph and Jim are joined by neuroscience researcher Kristin Cooper to discuss cognitive decline associated with marijuana use. Like many researchers, she uses animal models (mice) to study long-term effects. But the data gathered applies to humans who have been using stronger and stronger pot over the last 50 years, when the use rate climbed from about 5% to around 50% according to a recent Gallup poll. They discuss the m...

More on the effects of marijuana use with a special guest Kristin Cooper

Ralph and Jim are joined by neuroscience researcher Kristin Cooper to discuss cognitive decline associated with marijuana use. Like many researchers, she uses animal models (mice) to study long-term effects. But the data gathered applies to humans who have been using stronger and stronger pot over the last 50 years, when the use rate climbed from about 5% to around 50% according to a recent Gallup poll.

They discuss the medical use of marijuana for relaxation and anxiety reduction but point out that the long-term consequences are not well understood. This is where Ms. Cooper’s research sheds some much-needed light.

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Kristin Cooper has been on Psychology Takeaway before. You can hear her at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfffJAeI3Jc

An ER doctor shares his thoughts about the dark side of marijuana use that he sees with his patients: https://youtu.be/d9e_0_YCxUs?feature=shared

If you want to follow Ms. Cooper’s research, you can reach her at: coop3k@cmich.edu

The eBook version of Jim’s book on the mystery of the Oak Island Treasure is on Amazon NOW at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FGWTZQXF

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