Cannabinoids, Brain and Pain: Novel Perspectives and Understandings
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensory and Motor Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 March 2023) | Viewed by 2044
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cannabinoids facilitate a wide spectrum of pharmacological responses in experimental studies in animals and humans. Translational clinical studies have suggested potential benefits in different clinical conditions, including pain syndromes, spasticity, psychiatric disorders, and distinct epileptic diseases. Cannabinoids are also in medical use to improve symptoms such as inappetence, nausea and vomiting, and sleep disorders, exemplarily in palliative care. However, despite the availability of synthetic drugs and medical use, there is still a significant lack of evidence regarding the effectivity and effectiveness of cannabinoid treatment. Additionally, the side effects of cannabinoids, such as cognitive or cardiovascular dysfunction and addiction, are the topics of ongoing studies in the field.
Therefore, this Special Issue of Brain Sciences focuses on translational and clinical trials on cannabinoids to improve our understanding of cannabinoid treatment in clinical care. Researchers are welcome to submit manuscripts of translational experimental or clinical research.
Dr. Sascha Tafelski
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cannabinoids
- tetrahydrocannabinol
- cannabidiol
- chronic pain
- spasticity
- palliative care
- inappetence
- neuropathic pain
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