Quote Originally Posted by Its a Plant
I don't have the time right now to dig for more links, but I have one for you. Mainly I picked this one b/c it's also very entertaining, as you'll soon see.

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units...rugs/mouse.cfm

It is learning . . with mice! Choose the mice who smoked weed and you'll see a little brief demo of what it does to the brain and its receptors when smoked.

And on a personal note, when I smoke, I hardly ever struggle to organize my thoughts and never have to deal with "short-term memory loss", if there is such a thing. I think it kind of varies person to person, but that's just my opinion. Everyone's brain is different though. And I'm also still on the fence about the whole 'losing your short-term memory' thing.

I think that the term itself, 'short term memory loss', is just another way of saying that the information that your brain processed simply went to another area of your brain, like your long-term memory or just forget it all over. Information in one's short-term memory stays in that area for only...a short term as it is, with or without the help of marijuana. That's why we call it short-term lol.

I do believe that not many people are aware of their differing areas of memory, and that's why they automatically believe that weed causes 'memory loss' and then it's a snowball effect from that point, driven by hypochondria and paranoia. That and a few other aspects are why I'm still not sold on the whole idea, but I'm looking for closure

I am very interested in what Birdgirl might have to say on the subject. She's a doctor in training, so she might be able to shed some light for us.

Hope I helped some, and look at all those strung out mice for more FUN courtesy of MaryJaneScott. ~
I watched the video but have a question, is that extra release of dopamine harmful?