If we have cannabis receptors in our brains, and only pot-smokers use them, then it's obvious that we use more of our brains than non-pot-smokers. So why don't they listen to us?
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If we have cannabis receptors in our brains, and only pot-smokers use them, then it's obvious that we use more of our brains than non-pot-smokers. So why don't they listen to us?
cuz we eat all the corn chips and say bogus and gnarly
Everybody uses them.
So, the cannibus receptors are used for other things besides cannibus?Quote:
Originally Posted by Edgar
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Originally Posted by beachguy in thongs
People that are against weed have negative receptors haha;)
I used to hate weed and all smoking and "drugs" before i smoked bud, and i saw the light, oooh let me tell ya, i saw it! ;)
yep,Quote:
So, the cannibus receptors are used for other things besides cannibus?
I partially explained it here: http://boards.cannabis.com/showthrea...noid+receptors
Thanks, Edgar, sorry for making you go through the trouble.
no trouble.
I still don't see what else they do, hold on.
It seems to me that you have to have canniboids in your system in order for the receptors to interract with other cells.
But, can you explain this part?
stereo-selectively, what exactly does that mean?
Dunno about stereo-selectively, but you dont really need to understand that to understand that we all use our cannabinoid receptors.
Our bodies create their own cannabinoids (Endogenous Cannabinoids) naturally and those cannabinoids bind to cannabinoid receptors.
But those cannibinoids don't increase melatonin levels in older people and babies.
This girl is bugging me on MSN, I'll research it, but it may take me a while.
melatonin increase is only part of what THC does.
Then the cannibinoids have to be activated with cannibus in order to share with the rest of your brain, right?
And the canniboid receptors in your spleen...sorry, I;m available for research, now.
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Specifically, you can't activate your cannibus receptors in your brain, without pot- does that make sense?
That makes sense, but is incorrect.Quote:
Specifically, you can't activate your cannibus receptors in your brain, without pot- does that make sense?
anandamide (an endogenous cannabinoid) is similar in effect to THC.
endogenous = from within
exogenous = from outside
Anandamide is endogenous.
THC is exogenous.
But they both do nearly the same thing.
That's a natural high!!! Anyways, I made this through Wikipedia:
This is a list of what the receptor interacts with.
basal ganglia are a group of nuclei in the brain associated with motor and learning functions
The limbic system is a group of brain structures that are involved in various emotions such as aggression, fear, pleasure and also in the formation of memory.
(which affects),
The endocrine system is a control system of ductless endocrine glands that secrete chemical messengers called hormones that circulate within the body via the bloodstream to affect distant organs.
and
In contrast to the voluntary nervous system, the "involuntary" or autonomic nervous system is responsible for homeostasis, maintaining a relatively constant internal environment by controlling such involuntary functions as digestion, respiration, perspiration, and metabolism, and by modulating blood pressure.
ALSO:
Cannibinoid receptor are found in:
The cerebellum (Latin: "little brain") is a region of the brain that plays an important role in the integration of sensory perception and motor output.
and
A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, narrowly defined, is any of those parts of the body (which are not always bodily organs according to the strict definition) which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute the reproductive system in a complex organism;
and cannibinoid receptors are absent in:
The medulla oblongata is the lower portion of the brainstem. By anatomical terms of location, it is rostral to the spinal cord and caudal to the pons, which is in turn ventral to the cerebellum.
(This fact means...)
there is not a risk of respiratory or cardiovascular failure as there is with many other drugs.
(that was CB1's, CB2's, found mostly in the spleen affect your immune system.)
Aww, man, I wanted to add another 's'!
Aren't anadamides just vehicles for the receptors to interact with?
Neurotransmitters are chemicals that are used to relay, amplify and modulate electrical signals between a neuron and another cell
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=anandamide
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anandamide
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Anandamide, also known as arachidonoylethanolamine or AEA, is a naturally occurring endogenous cannabinoid neurotransmitter found in the brain of animals, as well as other organs.
Yeah, that's what I mean, a cannibinoid "neurotransmitter". Not a cannibinoid.
It's a cannabinoid and a neurotransmitter.
endogenous cannabinoid neurotransmitter*
Though I believe all cannabinoids must be neurotransmitters in order for them to be classified as cannabinoids.
This is what anandamides bind to. Is this what weed-smoke can do?
In cell biology, G-protein-coupled receptors (also known as GPCRs, seven transmembrane receptors, heptahelical receptors, or 7TM receptors) are transmembrane receptors that transduce an extracellular signal (ligand binding) into an intracellular signal (G protein activation). The GPCR protein superfamily is the largest protein family known, members of which are involved in all types of stimulus-response pathways, from intercellular communication to physiological senses. The diversity of functions is matched by the wide range of ligands recognized by members of the family, from photons (rhodopsin, the archetypal GPCR) to small molecules (in the case of the histamine receptors) to proteins (for example, chemokine receptors). This pervasive involvement in nor al biological processes has the consequence of involving GPCRs in many pathological conditions, which has led to GPCRs being the target of 40 to 50% of modern medicinal drugs.[1]
THC binds to the same receptors that anandamide binds to. (primarily to the CB1 receptor.)
CB1 and CB2 receptors are both G-protein-coupled receptors.
So, in essence, THC binds to G-protein-coupled receptors, as well as what else?
I have to let my g/f use the computer, I'll be back.
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Originally Posted by beachguy in thongs
Nothing else as far as i know. Though, It's possible that we may yet discover more cannabinoid receptors in the future.
That was an interesting read. Makes me want to pick up some books from the library.
Ok, but pot's advantage to anandamides is the fact that it increases melatonin levels.Quote:
Originally Posted by Edgar
Plus, I can't find an anandamide dealer.