The Effect of Chronic Cannabis Use on Visuomotor and Cognitive Performance

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dc.contributor.advisorHenriques, Denise
dc.contributor.authorCortez, Ryan William
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-14T16:23:54Z
dc.date.available2022-12-14T16:23:54Z
dc.date.copyright2022-06-14
dc.date.issued2022-12-14
dc.date.updated2022-12-14T16:23:54Z
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology & Health Science
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractThe Canadian legalization of recreational cannabis use in 2018 has increased interest in the substance’s impact on its users. This includes their visuomotor and cognitive abilities which are integral towards safely completing activities of daily living. The objective of this thesis was to determine if there are visuomotor and cognitive performance deficits related to cannabis use frequency. York University students (N~880) completed eight browser-based tasks that assessed their performance. Three tasks were analyzed: the task switching (assesses attention switching), tunnelling (assesses visuomotor acuity), and mirror reversed transformation (assesses goal-directed movement planning) tasks. The task performances of individuals with no prior use (N>=298), infrequent use (between once per 3 months & once per week; N>=71), and frequent use (once per week or more; N>=89) were compared. Our results demonstrated no significant performance deficits, suggesting that the frequency by which cannabis is used does not lead to persisting visuomotor and cognitive deficits.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/40640
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectKinesiology
dc.subjectHealth sciences
dc.subjectNeurosciences
dc.subject.keywordsCannabis
dc.subject.keywordsInfrequent cannabis use
dc.subject.keywordsFrequent cannabis use
dc.subject.keywordsVisuomotor function
dc.subject.keywordsCognitive function
dc.subject.keywordsBrowser-based study
dc.subject.keywordsPavlovia
dc.subject.keywordsTask switching task
dc.subject.keywordsMirror reversal task
dc.subject.keywordsTunnelling task
dc.subject.keywordsAttention switching
dc.subject.keywordsGoal-directed movement planning
dc.subject.keywordsMotor acuity
dc.titleThe Effect of Chronic Cannabis Use on Visuomotor and Cognitive Performance
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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