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For millennia, cannabis has been used for its relaxing and medicinal properties. Murray and colleagues shed light on recent findings concerning the potential adverse effects of cannabis use and discuss some societal issues that might benefit from research into the effects of cannabis on the brain.
As the average age of the world population constantly increases, ways to prevent dementia have been the focus of many studies. Carol Brayne highlights the difficulties in the interpretation of studies in different population contexts.
Illes and colleagues examine trends in neuroscience discovery, scientific discourse and public reactions to the dissemination of research findings, drawing on the example of a neurogenetic disorder, autism, to investigate the interactions between these groups.
