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Title: How does cannabis affect neurotransmission and conscious experience?
Post by: smart on 15/12/2015 13:59:43
How can THC and anandamide induce dopaminergic neurotransmission of long term memory ?

Can THC activate consciousness through functional neurogenesis in the hippocampus
and processing/integration of conscious experience?






Title: Re: How does cannabis affect neurotransmission and conscious experience?
Post by: smart on 24/12/2015 14:15:35
Cholinergic-monoaminergic neurotransmission affects cannabinoid-induced synaptogenesis: Implications for cognitive functions and long-term memory formation by endocannabinoids. Monoamine oxidase knock out may modulate cholinergic neurotransmission in the hippocampus through retrograde endocannabinoid signaling.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22234284   

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23858446
Title: Re: How does cannabis affect neurotransmission and conscious experience?
Post by: smart on 29/02/2016 13:11:55
What is the role of serotonin/dopamine signaling in neuronal synchronicity?

Could THC-induced monoaminergic neurotransmission modulate microtubules/water dynamics?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12774303
Title: Re: How does cannabis affect neurotransmission and conscious experience?
Post by: guest39538 on 29/02/2016 13:39:16
Quote from: tkadm30 on 15/12/2015 13:59:43
How can THC and anandamide induce neurotransmission of long term memory ?

Can THC activate consciousness through neurogenesis in the hippocampus
and processing/integration of conscious experience?

I am not sure if it is related to question, I read somewhere about the brain of a cannabis user having more grey matter areas and having a higher connectivity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_matter

Title: Re: How does cannabis affect neurotransmission and conscious experience?
Post by: smart on 29/02/2016 14:09:52
I believe serotonin is a key neurotransmitter in the modulation of consciousness. By upregulating serotonin levels in the brain, cannabis may increase brain connectivity. [1]

References

1. Behav Brain Res. 2016 Jan 1;296:141-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2015.09.013. Epub 2015 Sep 11.
Understanding alterations in serotonin connectivity in a rat model of depression within the monoamine-deficiency and the hippocampal-neurogenesis frameworks. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26367472
Title: Re: How does cannabis affect neurotransmission and conscious experience?
Post by: guest39538 on 29/02/2016 14:16:31
Quote from: tkadm30 on 29/02/2016 14:09:52
I believe serotonin is a key neurotransmitter in the modulation of consciousness. By upregulating serotonin levels in the brain, cannabis may increase brain connectivity.

I thought is was dopamine that was released that increased the adrenaline increasing the heart rate that then increases blood flow to the brain, the brain activity ''demanding'' a faster rate of connectivity?
Title: Re: How does cannabis affect neurotransmission and conscious experience?
Post by: smart on 29/02/2016 14:31:44
Quote from: Thebox on 29/02/2016 14:16:31
I thought is was dopamine that was released that increased the adrenaline increasing the heart rate that then increases blood flow to the brain, the brain activity ''demanding'' a faster rate of connectivity?

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoamine_neurotransmitter

Monoaminergic neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin may regulates brain connectivity.
Title: Re: How does cannabis affect neurotransmission and conscious experience?
Post by: guest39538 on 29/02/2016 20:05:55
Quote from: tkadm30 on 29/02/2016 14:31:44
Quote from: Thebox on 29/02/2016 14:16:31
I thought is was dopamine that was released that increased the adrenaline increasing the heart rate that then increases blood flow to the brain, the brain activity ''demanding'' a faster rate of connectivity?

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoamine_neurotransmitter

Monoaminergic neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin may regulates brain connectivity.

Thank you, a word I did not know, something new.
Title: Re: How does cannabis affect neurotransmission and conscious experience?
Post by: smart on 01/03/2016 12:13:59
Quote from: Thebox on 29/02/2016 20:05:55
Thank you, a word I did not know, something new.

You're welcome.  [;)]

I suggest you take a look at quantum brain dynamics of endocannabinoid-mediated retrograde signaling.

Vibrations in microtubules may increase synaptic exocytosis induced by endocannabinoid synthesis, a coherent quantum tunnelling effect.
Title: Re: How does cannabis affect neurotransmission and conscious experience?
Post by: smart on 02/03/2016 12:58:29
Quote from: tkadm30 on 29/02/2016 13:11:55
Can THC-induced monoaminergic neurotransmission modulate microtubules/water dynamics?

On the possible quantum role of serotonin in consciousness.
PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26227538

"Hence, we postulate two possible new roles for serotonin: (1) as an antioxidant, in order to counter-balance the oxidative effect of FAs, and (2) to participate in quantum interactions with MTs, in the same way as anesthetics and psychoactive compounds have been recently shown to act."



Title: Re: How does cannabis affect neurotransmission and conscious experience?
Post by: smart on 18/12/2016 23:43:51
Conscious experience is modulated by the subconscious system. Accessing the subconscious system is a key function of THC-induced monoaminergic neurotransmission. By exploiting the subconscious mind, the neural synchronicity of the brain emerge as a primary regulator of consciousness.

eVil StOner 
Title: Re: How does cannabis affect neurotransmission and conscious experience?
Post by: smart on 13/04/2017 20:45:49
Through monoaminergic pathways, exogenous cannabinoids administration may act as a enhancer of sensory perceptions and may fine-tune the synchronicity of interneuron networks implicated in the causal agency of consciousness/free will.