Quote Originally Posted by beachguy in thongs
What are the receptor cells called? What part of the brain produces the chemical which will attach to them?

What property of marijuana attaches to them?

One last question... Why don't these chemicals produced by Love attach to CB receptor sites?
- Receptor cells can either be seperate generic "receptor cells" or can be specialized endings of afferent neurons.

- The thalamus is the world's largest pharmacy and is what produces these chemicals inside our brain. We also tend to call polypeptide chemicals produced by the brain "nerotransmitters".

- The ACTIVE ingredients in marijuana are what attach themselves to receptor sites. (THC and other CDBs) Interestingly enough, the brain produces an anandamide chemical which helps in this task.

- The chemicals produced by the emotion of love don't attach themselves to CB Receptor sites because they aren't designed to. There is still alot of working going on with this topic so there really isnt a solid answer.
Some people suggest that the anandamide chemicals produced by the brain act as a "password key" for THC/CDB to attach to CB1 and CB2 receptor cells.