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This pilot study examined whether emotional interference is especially sensitive to short-term abstinence-related differences across cannabis-use profiles and whether such differences are accompanied by distinct prefrontal hemodynamic responses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Non-users, occasional cannabis users, and chronic cannabis users completed a pre\u2013post cognitive battery including an Emotional Stroop task. In the cannabis-use groups, the post session followed 72 h of abstinence. Behavioral outcomes were analyzed using non-parametric tests. Prefrontal oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin responses were recorded with functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and analyzed using mixed-effects models with false-discovery-rate correction, complemented by Bayesian contrasts on post\u2013pre change scores.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Behavioral effects were concentrated in the Emotional Stroop task. Occasional users showed a significant pre\u2013post reduction in response latency for negative stimuli, together with an accuracy-related pattern in between-group comparisons. Chronic users showed no significant behavioral changes, whereas controls showed a latency change compatible with possible retest effects. fNIRS analyses revealed a significant time \u00d7 group interaction for deoxygenated hemoglobin in right and bilateral prefrontal regions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These preliminary findings suggest that emotional interference may be more sensitive than non-emotional cognitive performance to short-term abstinence-related differences across cannabis-use patterns.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1873912","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,24]],"date-time":"2026-07-24T04:24:46Z","timestamp":1784867086000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Emotional interference and right prefrontal hemodynamic responses in adult cannabis users: a pilot fNIRS study"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Sergio Casta\u00f1o","family":"Casta\u00f1o","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychobiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Burgos","place":["Burgos, Spain"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexandre","family":"D\u00edaz-Pons","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Mental Health Research Department, Marqu\u00e9s de Valdecilla Research Institute","place":["Santander, Spain"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"\u00c1ngel","family":"Yorca-Ruiz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Mental Health Research Department, Marqu\u00e9s de Valdecilla Research Institute","place":["Santander, Spain"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"V\u00edctor Ortiz-Garc\u00eda","family":"de la Foz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Mental Health Research Department, Marqu\u00e9s de Valdecilla Research Institute","place":["Santander, Spain"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Juan Luis Mart\u00edn","family":"Ayala","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea del Atl\u00e1ntico","place":["Santander, Spain"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Angel Olider Rojas","family":"Vistorte","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Europea del Atl\u00e1ntico","place":["Santander, Spain"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rosa","family":"Ayesa-Arriola","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Mental Health Research Department, Marqu\u00e9s de Valdecilla Research Institute","place":["Santander, Spain"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e536","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.e536","article-title":"Acute cannabis consumption and motor vehicle collision risk: systematic review of observational studies and meta-analysis","volume":"344","author":"Asbridge","year":"2012","journal-title":"BMJ"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"529","DOI":"10.3389\/fnhum.2016.00529","article-title":"A brief review of research using near-infrared spectroscopy to measure activation of the prefrontal cortex during emotional processing: the importance of experimental design","volume":"10","author":"Bendall","year":"2016","journal-title":"Front. 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