Functional Imaging of Implicit Marijuana Associations during IAT Performance
Description: Project Narrative: This project seeks to understand the neural substrates involved in implicit associative processes through the imaging of drug-relevant memory associations that have been shown to consistently correlate with and predict levels of drug use. To observe neural activity, the project involves functional imaging (fMRI) of marijuana associations during performance on the Implicit Association Test (IAT) among marijuana dependent individuals and a comparison group of healthy controls. By eliciting activation of associative drug-relevant memories through performance on this indirect test of association, it may be possible to increase our understanding of individual differences in associative structures that influence drug use behavior outside of conscious awareness.
Funder: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Funding type: research
Funder scheme: R03
Start date: 2009-07-01
End date: 2011-03-30
Investigator: SUSAN L. AMES
Institution: CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY
Funded outputs count: 8
Funder award ID: R03DA024772
OpenAlex ID: G6518924356