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Janna Cousijn

Department of Psychology, Education & Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Verified email at essb.eur.nl
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Heavy cannabis use, dependence and the brain: a clinical perspective

E Kroon, L Kuhns, E Hoch, J Cousijn - Addiction, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To summarize and evaluate our knowledge of the relationship between heavy cannabis
use, cannabis use disorder (CUD) and the brain. Methods Narrative review of relevant …

Grey matter alterations associated with cannabis use: results of a VBM study in heavy cannabis users and healthy controls

J Cousijn, RW Wiers, KR Ridderinkhof… - Neuroimage, 2012 - Elsevier
Cannabis abuse is related to impairments in a broad range of cognitive functions. However,
studies on cannabis abuse in relation to brain structure are sparse and results are …

Recovery of neurocognitive functions following sustained abstinence after substance dependence and implications for treatment

MHJ Schulte, J Cousijn, TE den Uyl… - Clinical psychology …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) have been associated with impaired
neurocognitive functioning, which may (partly) improve with sustained abstinence. New treatments …

Individual differences in decision making and reward processing predict changes in cannabis use: a prospective functional magnetic resonance imaging study

J Cousijn, RW Wiers, KR Ridderinkhof… - Addiction …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Decision‐making deficits are thought to play an important role in the development and
persistence of substance use disorders. Individual differences in decision‐making abilities and …

[HTML][HTML] Age-related differences in the impact of cannabis use on the brain and cognition: a systematic review

…, L Kuhns, E Smaragdi, E Kroon, J Cousijn - European archives of …, 2019 - Springer
The impact of cannabis on the adolescent compared to adult brain is of interest to researchers
and society alike. From a theoretical perspective, adolescence represents a period of both …

Reaching out towards cannabis: Approach‐bias in heavy cannabis users predicts changes in cannabis use

J Cousijn, AE Goudriaan, RW Wiers - Addiction, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Repeated drug exposure can lead to an approach‐bias, ie the relatively automatically
triggered tendencies to approach rather that avoid drug‐related stimuli. Our main aim was to …

Mega-analysis of gray matter volume in substance dependence: general and substance-specific regional effects

…, E Caparelli, YY Chye, J Cousijn… - American Journal of …, 2019 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Although lower brain volume has been routinely observed in individuals with
substance dependence compared with nondependent control subjects, the brain regions …

Neural responses associated with cue‐reactivity in frequent cannabis users

J Cousijn, AE Goudriaan, KR Ridderinkhof… - Addiction …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Cue‐reactivity reflects enhanced motivational processing underlying continued substance
use and relapse in substance use disorders. Substance use disorders are associated with …

[HTML][HTML] The short-term and long-term effects of cannabis on cognition: recent advances in the field

E Kroon, L Kuhns, J Cousijn - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this review is to discuss the most recent evidence for the short-term and long-term
effects of cannabis on cognition. The evidence that cannabis intoxication is associated with …

Adolescent resilience to addiction: a social plasticity hypothesis

J Cousijn, M Luijten, SWF Ewing - The Lancet Child & Adolescent …, 2018 - thelancet.com
The prevalence of substance use disorders is highest during adolescence; however, many
adolescents experience a natural resolution of their substance use by early adulthood, …