In findings that should finally put to rest a decade of controversy in the field of neurobiology, researchers have found decisive evidence that a specific neurotransmitter system -- the endocannabinoid system -- is active in a brain region known to play a key role in the processing of memory, emotional reactions and addiction formation.

Posted on Thu, 13 May 2010 05:00:00 EDT at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/201...151549.htm