I never experienced the feeling of being able to feel my brain. But I did feel my husband up once when I was baked. . . .

Seriously, folks. I'm not yet very learned about brain physiology itself. That's later in our first-year curriculum. I do agree that weed has lots of neurological effects based on how I experienced it, and most of the research I've read confirms that it has both selectively beneficial and selectively harmful effects on people's brains. We know it inhibits inflammation and also seems to inhibit the growth of glial cancer cells in addition to promoting the destruction of brain cells that need to be destroyed in order for others to thrive. But this is all very preliminary information. No one can yet extract from the research we have now that weed's harmful in any long- or short-term way. Similarly, we can't say it's absolutely helpful or curative yet, either, although a lot of folks on here repeat that myth. My guess is it probably is more beneficial than harmful, but individuals are so different, and we're especially unique in how we respond to neuro-active chemicals. My guess about that dopamine squirt is that it's not any more dangerous than a similar squirt of dopamine you'd receive after eating a big batch of carbohydrates, which causes the same effect. Other things cause dopamine surges, too, like orgasms and strenuous exercise. That's why we tend to like the things, whether they be food, weed, sex or whatever, that bring that on.

Plant, that mouse animation was the coolest thing I've seen all year. I'm keeping that and fully intend to use it sometime later. I don't know how or when. But thank you. Not only for being one of my favorite, coolest friends here on the boards but also for posting that link! I needed to see some stoned mice when I got in. Terribly cool.

This being the dreaded birthday of birdgirl, I'm about to go on a dinner date with my husband and a group of our neighbors/friends, who just threw together a little get-together I wasn't expecting. I'll be back online later!