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Researchers for the study examined rats with schizophrenia which were dosed with a chemical substance meant to mimic cannabinoids – compounds found in cannabis, as well as naturally produced in our body. Researchers found that the cannabinoids “reversed social withdrawal in PCP-treated rats via stimulation of CB1 receptors”; social withdrawal is one of the primary symptoms of schizophrenia. The study – which was funded by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation and the National Institute of Mental Health -concludes that “these findings indicate that.. activation of CB1 receptors is crucial for social interaction, and that PCP-induced social withdrawal results from deficient endocannabinoid transmission”.
Source: TheJointBlog.Com. Marijuana and Mental Health. Smoking marijuana alters our response to negative images or emotionsPeople with THC in bloodstream, the active ingredient of cannabis, were less accurate at matching fearful expressions than ones that were happyStudy argues that marijuana may now be touted as a cure for depression By Victoria Woollaston Published: 16:46 GMT, 22 August 2013 | Updated: 16:46 GMT, 22 August 2013 It's well-known that marijuana will get you high, but a lesser known side-effect is that it can alter our response to negative emotions and images.
A recent study has taken a look at the brain’s functioning in the presence of tetrahydrocannabinoid (THC) to understand how marijuana can affect the way we process emotions. THC is the principal psychoactive constituent of the cannabis plant. The research tested a group of men who were active users of marijuana. The European Neuropsychopharmacology journal has published a study that has confirmed the positive effect of THC to negative stimuli. High Existence. The Secret to Life in 2 Words. 8 Books For a Higher Existence.
Books are magical inventions.
By carrying meaning, they gives us glimpses of experience and knowledge from a different world. Phonetic language, being cut-off from time and place, the Now, helps both to encapsulate the ego more, but also to offer guidance to make it poriferous, letting Eros free. Without books we would lose this guidance. And in these times of dire ecological and cultural crisis, we need new ways to respond to the ecosystem that we simultaneous are and are imbedded in.
These are the books that can lift our spirits to a necessary higher existence. If you’re done reading this list and want to level up more – check out part two! Thus Spoke Zarathustra – Friedrich Nietzsche Becoming Animal – David Abram Abram’s first book The Spell of the Sensuous convincingly argued that being human is inseparably interconnected with everything that is not human. Cloud-Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown: A Mountain Journal – Alan Watts The Story of B – Daniel Quinn Original photo by June.