Delhi Delhi. According to a new study, excessive use of cannabis can affect man's working memory, which is the way to maintain and use the information learned by the brain.

The working memory helps manipulate the person to follow the instructions given or mentally imagine and solve the problem of mathematics. The University of Colorado, U.S. Including the researchers of, analyzed the effects of cannabis use in over 1,000 young adults between the ages of 22 to 36 years. The MRI brain scans of the participants were taken when they were doing functions in which working memory, award, spirit and other cognitive works were tested.

The study published at The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open found that cannabis has a significant impact on brain function during working memory functions, and is less important when doing other functions. ” In this study, the lifespan of excessive use of cannabis was associated with low brain activation during the working memory work, “the authors wrote.

“Since the use of cannabis is growing globally, it has become rapidly important to study its effects on human health. By doing this, we can provide a good understanding about both the benefits and risks of cannabis use. Are, can empower people to make informed decisions and fully understand the potential results, “said the first author Joshua Govin at the University of Colorado.

For studies, young adults who used cannabis more than 1000 times were considered 'heavy users'. In the study group, 88 was classified as heavy cannabis users, 179 to moderate and 736 was classified as non-user.

Researchers stated that while performing working memory works, heavy users of cannabis showed low activity in brain areas involved in important cognitive functions such as decision making, memory, attention and emotional processing. He wrote, “These findings identify the negative results associated with the use of heavy lifetime cannabis in healthy young adults and working memory that can last longer.”