Abstract: Adolescence is a crucial sensitive period in the development of the endocannabinoid system. Perturbations to this system during adolescence using exogenous CB₁ receptor ligands produces long-lasting changes in adult behaviours, though potential effects on sexual behaviour remains to be fully explored experimentally. This was investigated in two studies: study one examined the effects of adolescent administration of cannabinoids on adult sexual behaviours in male rats, while study two did the same in female rats. In study one, adolescent male ...
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Developmental psychology