Post 9hrftbleiB6rSDRlEe by sehnsucht@bsd.network
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 (DIR) Post #9hrfrQoUT6A8tujcPY by sehnsucht@bsd.network
       2019-04-16T10:06:02Z
       
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       Ever wondered what does THC actually do to your brain?It binds 2 receptors, CB1/2, whose natural ligands are endogenous THC analogues,  anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), better known as endocannabinoids. The word anandamide derives from  Sanskrit 'ananda', meaning 'joy, bliss, delight'Endocannabinoids  play a *fundamental* role in information processing: they allow brain to efficiently filter input from the sensory organsThey are the PF firewall  of human brainstay tuned\1
       
 (DIR) Post #9hrftbleiB6rSDRlEe by sehnsucht@bsd.network
       2019-04-16T10:35:55Z
       
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       Several studies suggest that gamma waves (high frequency  neural oscillation pattern) create the unity of conscious perception within the thalamic-cortical relay (thalamus is a subcortical structure functioning as relay and  marshalling yard for the whole brain); in order for brain to correctly process incoming stimuli, input (from thalamus)/output (to thalamus) electrical charges  involving a  selected cluster of cortical neurons have to be synchronous \2
       
 (DIR) Post #9hrftttPK60PfTDCoi by sehnsucht@bsd.network
       2019-04-16T10:44:06Z
       
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       gamma waves originating in the thalamus, sweep the brain from front to back, 40 times per second (40 Hz is the typical gamma frequency), drawing different neuronal circuits into synch with the incoming stimulus,  thereby bringing the latter into the attentional foreground. If the thalamus is damaged even a little bit, this wave stops, conscious awarenesses do not form, and the patient slips into profound coma.\3