Retrieval of Information after Use of Marihuana (original) (raw)

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THERE is anecdotal and experimental evidence that human memory is adversely affected by smoking marihuana1,2 but it remains to be determined where in the memory system this impairment occurs. In particular, does marihuana interfere with the encoding or registration of information in the memory or with the retrieval of information once it has been stored? This study is a preliminary investigation of the effects of marihuana on the retrieval aspect of memory.

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Toronto,
    ERNEST L. ABEL

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ABEL, E. Retrieval of Information after Use of Marihuana.Nature 231, 58 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/231058a0

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