INS NYC 2024 Program

Poster	Poster Session 04 Program Schedule 02/15/2024 12:00 pm - 01:15 pm Room: Shubert Complex (Posters 1-60) Poster Session 04: Neuroimaging \| Neurostimulation/Neuromodulation \| Teleneuropsychology/Technology Final Abstract #29 Differences In Memory Task Performance and Individuals Living With and Without Cannabis Use Disorder among HBCU Undergraduate Students Manuelene Deigh, Virginia State University, Petersburg, United States Emma Quarles, Virginia State University, Petersburg, United States Larry Keen II, Virginia State University, Petersburg, United States Category: Cognitive Neuroscience Keyword 1: cannabis Keyword 2: memory disorders Objective: The purpose of the present study was to determine memory performance differences between individuals living with cannabis use disorder (CUD) and individuals living without CUD among African American young adults. Participants and Methods: The sample consists of 112 African American undergraduate students (female= 86) with a mean age of 19.77 (SD=1.535) years. Data were collected from an ongoing study called, “The Cannabis Nexus Initiative Project” (NIDA 1R15DA052886-01A1). Students are recruited from flyers and from undergraduate courses. The participants were administered a semi-structured interview, which included the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) and the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I). The RBANS raw scores for memory domain subtest were used to assess all aspects of memory performance. The M.I.N.I, was utilized to determine CUD. Results: Utilizing Independent Sample T Tests, no statistically significant differences in memory task performance between CUD and non-CUD individuals emerged. Specifically, the two groups did not differ list learning (md= 1.01, p= .339), Story memory (md=.678, p=.916), list recall (md= .207, p=.671), list recognition (md= .111, p=.286), story recall (md= .531, p= .652) and figure recall (md= .313, p= .392). Conclusions: Overall, there were no differences in memory performance between CUD and non-CUD undergraduates. This may be due to developmental stage (i.e. plasticity). Given the college sample, memory impairments may not be immediately evident but could become apparent with continued substance use usage or aging.

Poster

02/15/2024
12:00 pm - 01:15 pm
Room: Shubert Complex (Posters 1-60)

Poster Session 04: Neuroimaging | Neurostimulation/Neuromodulation | Teleneuropsychology/Technology

Final Abstract #29

Differences In Memory Task Performance and Individuals Living With and Without Cannabis Use Disorder among HBCU Undergraduate Students

Manuelene Deigh, Virginia State University, Petersburg, United States
Emma Quarles, Virginia State University, Petersburg, United States
Larry Keen II, Virginia State University, Petersburg, United States

Category: Cognitive Neuroscience

Keyword 1: cannabis
Keyword 2: memory disorders

Objective:

The purpose of the present study was to determine memory performance differences between individuals living with cannabis use disorder (CUD) and individuals living without CUD among African American young adults.

Participants and Methods:

The sample consists of 112 African American undergraduate students (female= 86) with a mean age of 19.77 (SD=1.535) years. Data were collected from an ongoing study called, “The Cannabis Nexus Initiative Project” (NIDA 1R15DA052886-01A1). Students are recruited from flyers and from undergraduate courses. The participants were administered a semi-structured interview, which included the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) and the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I). The RBANS raw scores for memory domain subtest were used to assess all aspects of memory performance. The M.I.N.I, was utilized to determine CUD.

Results:

Utilizing Independent Sample T Tests, no statistically significant differences in memory task performance between CUD and non-CUD individuals emerged. Specifically, the two groups did not differ list learning (md= 1.01, p= .339), Story memory (md=.678, p=.916), list recall (md= .207, p=.671), list recognition (md= .111, p=.286), story recall (md= .531, p= .652) and figure recall (md= .313, p= .392).

Conclusions:

Overall, there were no differences in memory performance between CUD and non-CUD undergraduates. This may be due to developmental stage (i.e. plasticity). Given the college sample, memory impairments may not be immediately evident but could become apparent with continued substance use usage or aging.