Your Brain on Drugs: Marijuana
TWEET IT - http://clicktotweet.com/W27Se This is what you look like, on the inside, when smoking cannabis. The effects of Marijuana on your brain, and how it defines your experience. Written...
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For centuries, humans have been using substances to alter their state of mind.From caffeine, cigarettes and alcohol to more extreme drugs.But as the most commonly used illicit drug in North America,Where does marijuana fit inand how exactly does it affect your brain?First, we need to understand how the brain functions.Neurons are the cells that process information in the brain.By releasing chemicals called neurotransmittersfrom the axon of one neuron to the dendrite of anotherthey change the electrical charge of the receiving neuronconsequently exciting or inhibiting it.If excited, the signal is passed on.Though it sounds simple these signals work togetherand the effect is quickly compouned into complex configurations within millisecondsflashing over the entire brain.T...
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For centuries, humans have been using substances to alter their state of mind.From caffeine, cigarettes and alcohol to more extreme drugs.But as the most commonly used illicit drug in North America,Where does marijuana fit inand how exactly does it affect your brain?First, we need to understand how the brain functions.Neurons are the cells that process information in the brain.By releasing chemicals called neurotransmittersfrom the axon of one neuron to the dendrite of anotherthey change the electrical charge of the receiving neuronconsequently exciting or inhibiting it.If excited, the signal is passed on.Though it sounds simple these signals work togetherand the effect is quickly compouned into complex configurations within millisecondsflashing over the entire brain.T...
