Acute treatment with as little as 10 mg/kg of purified CBD “can enhance social interaction preference in male mice that are otherwise socially deficient”, according to a new study that could have important implications for humans and open the door for future research.
The study is available in the recent issue of the journal Advances in Drug and Alcohol Research, and it was epublished by the National Library of Medicine. The full text of the study can be found by clicking here.
“The potential for CBD to ameliorate dimensional behavior symptoms occurring in multiple psychiatric disorders was suggested, including social interaction impairments”, states the study’s abstract. To test this hypothesis, “adult male mice with idiopathic autism exhibiting social preference deficits and restrictive repetitive behaviors” were acutely treated with either a placebo or 0.1, 1, or 10 mg/kg CBD.
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