“…THC has also been shown to enhance amygdalaprefrontal connectivity, modulate subjective anxiety (dependent on dose), impair facial emotional processing, and increase fear extinction (Ballard, Bedi, & de Wit, 2012;D'Souza et al, 2004;Gorka, Fitzgerald, de Wit, & Phan, 2014;Hindocha et al, 2015;Rabinak et al, 2013). However, other research suggests that THC can increase amygdala reactivity to unpleasant images compared to neutral images, suggesting THC has a complex effect on amygdala reactivity and anxiety, where high doses can exacerbate anxiety (Gorka et al, 2015).…”