Cannabinoids

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Linda A. Parker

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MIT Press
17 March 2026

Complementary therapies, healing & health

The mysteries of the brain's own cannabinoid system exposed and explained.

The mysteries of the brain's own cannabinoid system exposed and explained.

Though cannabis has been used, for pain or pleasure, for over 4000 years, only lately have we learned, first, what makes it work and, more recently, how. Unraveling the mystery of the human brain's special relationship with a psychoactive chemical derived from a plant-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, specifically-neuroscientist Linda Parker recounts the discovery of the brain's own THC, called endocannabinoids, and describes the remarkable brain chemical system this discovery revealed.

In expert yet accessible terms, Cannabinoids explains what we know about this system, how it functions, and how it interacts with the plant materials in cannabis. Parker explores the role of the endocannabinoid system in regulating emotion, anxiety, depression, psychosis, learning, memory, feeding, nausea, pain, epilepsy, and neurological disorders-as well as, naturally, the brain's reward system. Examining the link between anecdotal reports and the current scientific literature, the book offers a balanced presentation of the scientific evidence for the medicinal use of marijuana, providing a timely intervention in ongoing debates about cannabis's medicinal value and its legal status.

By: Linda A. Parker
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 178mm, Width: 127mm,
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9780262051392
ISBN 10: 0262051397
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 17 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Series Foreword Preface 1 Introduction to Cannabis 2 Discovery of THC and the Endocannabinoid System 3 Constituents of Cannabis 4 Cannabinoids and Addiction 5 Cannabinoids and Emotional Regulation 6 Cannabinoids and Cognition/Brain Development 7 Cannabinoids Feeding, Body Weight and Appetite 8 Cannabinoids and Nausea and Vomiting 9 Cannabinoids and Pain 10 Cannabinoids and Neurological Disorders 11 Conclusions and What’s Next Acknowledgments Glossary Notes Bibliography Further Reading Index

Linda A. Parker is University Faculty Emeritus and former Canada Research Chair in Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

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