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Matthew N. Hill

University of Calgary · CA
Area of research
Pharmacology · Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Research interest
Research interests include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, and Stress Responses and Cortisol.
h-index
70
citations
16,816
works
279
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Functional neuroimaging of fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibition in posttraumatic stress disorder: a randomized clinical trial
Translational Psychiatry 2026cited by 0position: middledoi
The efficacy of elevating anandamide via inhibition of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) combined with internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial
Neuropsychopharmacology 2025cited by 12position: middledoi
Ghrelin Recruits the Endocannabinoid System to Modulate Food Reward
Journal of Neuroscience 2025cited by 4position: middledoi
Endocannabinoid contributions to the perception of socially relevant, affective touch in humans
Neuropsychopharmacology 2025cited by 3position: middledoi
Effects of acute alcohol administration on endocannabinoids and relation to subjective effects
Psychopharmacology 2025cited by 1position: middledoi
The effect of methamphetamine and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine on peripheral endocannabinoid concentrations: a study in healthy adults
Psychopharmacology 2025cited by 1position: middledoi
Endocannabinoid signaling is a critical link between circadian desynchronization and metabolic dysfunction
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2025cited by 1position: middledoi
THC Vapor Inhalation Attenuates Hyperalgesia in Rats Using a Chronic Inflammatory Pain Model
Journal of Pain 2024cited by 2position: middledoi
The First “Hit” to the Endocannabinoid System? Associations Between Prenatal Cannabis Exposure and Frontolimbic White Matter Pathways in Children
Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science 2023cited by 23position: middledoi
Determining impacts of prenatal cannabis exposure on cannabis vapor self-administration using a novel response-contingent vapor model in pregnant rat dams
Addiction Neuroscience 2023cited by 14position: middledoi
A genetic variant of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) exacerbates hormone-mediated orexigenic feeding in mice
eLife 2023cited by 11position: lastdoi
Circadian Influence on Acute Stress-induced Changes in Cortico-limbic Endocannabinoid Levels in Adult Male Rats
Neuroscience 2023cited by 1position: lastdoi
Divergent effects of oral cannabis oil extracts marketed as C. indica or C. sativa on exertion of cognitive effort in rats.
Behavioral Neuroscience 2022cited by 1position: middledoi
Author response: A genetic variant of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) exacerbates hormone-mediated orexigenic feeding in mice
2022cited by 0position: lastdoi
Pharmacokinetics and central accumulation of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and its bioactive metabolites are influenced by route of administration and sex in rats
Scientific Reports 2021cited by 94position: lastdoi
Fatty acid amide hydrolase binding is inversely correlated with amygdalar functional connectivity: a combined positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging study in healthy individuals
Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience 2021cited by 21position: middledoi
Anandamide Signaling Augmentation Rescues Amygdala Synaptic Function and Comorbid Emotional Alterations in a Model of Epilepsy
Journal of Neuroscience 2020cited by 41position: middledoi
Endocannabinoid genetic variation enhances vulnerability to THC reward in adolescent female mice
Science Advances 2020cited by 30position: middledoi
Endocannabinoid Metabolism in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Results From a Neuroimaging Study With the Novel Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Probe, [C-11] Curb
Biological Psychiatry 2020cited by 2position: middledoi
Microglial Phagocytosis of Newborn Cells Is Induced by Endocannabinoids and Sculpts Sex Differences in Juvenile Rat Social Play
Neuron 2019cited by 302position: middledoi
Elevated Anandamide, Enhanced Recall of Fear Extinction, and Attenuated Stress Responses Following Inhibition of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase: A Randomized, Controlled Experimental Medicine Trial
Biological Psychiatry 2019cited by 208position: middledoi
Microdeletion in a FAAH pseudogene identified in a patient with high anandamide concentrations and pain insensitivity
British Journal of Anaesthesia 2019cited by 123position: middledoi
Protective effects of elevated anandamide on stress and fear-related behaviors: translational evidence from humans and mice
Molecular Psychiatry 2018cited by 158position: middledoi
The Lateral Habenula Directs Coping Styles Under Conditions of Stress via Recruitment of the Endocannabinoid System
Biological Psychiatry 2018cited by 75position: middledoi
Upregulation of Anandamide Hydrolysis in the Basolateral Complex of Amygdala Reduces Fear Memory Expression and Indices of Stress and Anxiety
Journal of Neuroscience 2018cited by 60position: lastdoi
Circulating endocannabinoids and affect regulation in human subjects
Psychoneuroendocrinology 2018cited by 34position: middledoi
Integrating Endocannabinoid Signaling and Cannabinoids into the Biology and Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Neuropsychopharmacology 2017cited by 234position: firstdoi
Imaging Genetics and Genomics in Psychiatry: A Critical Review of Progress and Potential
Biological Psychiatry 2017cited by 170position: middledoi
Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol decreases willingness to exert cognitive effort in male rats
Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience 2017cited by 28position: middledoi
Author response: p21-activated kinase 1 restricts tonic endocannabinoid signaling in the hippocampus
2016cited by 1position: middledoi

Grants

Collaborative Research: SHINE--Dynamical Properties of Suprathermal Ions in the Three-Dimensional (3D)-Heliosphere
NSF0551127$101,0752006–2009PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Maria Morena · University of Calgary11 papers (2015–2020)Gavin N. Petrie · University of Calgary8 papers (2021–2026)Leah M. Mayo · Linköping University7 papers (2018–2026)Haley A. Vecchiarelli · University of Victoria6 papers (2015–2023)Robert J. Aukema · University of Calgary6 papers (2018–2023)Markus Heilig · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin5 papers (2018–2025)Francis S. Lee · Cornell University5 papers (2015–2023)Samantha L. Baglot · University of Calgary5 papers (2021–2023)Bruce S. McEwen · Rockefeller University4 papers (2012–2015)Cecilia J. Hillard · Medical College of Wisconsin4 papers (2012–2018)Ryan J. McLaughlin · McGill University Health Centre4 papers (2015–2023)Connor J. Haggarty · University of Chicago4 papers (2025–2026)Boris B. Gorzalka · University of British Columbia3 papers (2012–2013)Sachin Patel · Northwestern University3 papers (2015–2017)Patrizia Campolongo · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München3 papers (2015–2017)Martin A. Sticht · Allen Institute for Brain Science3 papers (2018–2023)Raegan Mazurka · Queen's University3 papers (2025–2026)Georgia Balsevich · Allen Institute for Brain Science3 papers (2018–2023)Savannah H. M. Lightfoot · University of Calgary3 papers (2021–2024)Deqiang Jing · Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences2 papers (2015–2020)