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How does cannabis affect neurotransmission and conscious experience?
« 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?






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Re: How does cannabis affect neurotransmission and conscious experience?
« Reply #1 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
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Re: How does cannabis affect neurotransmission and conscious experience?
« Reply #2 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
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Re: How does cannabis affect neurotransmission and conscious experience?
« Reply #3 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

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Re: How does cannabis affect neurotransmission and conscious experience?
« Reply #4 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
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« Reply #5 on: 29/02/2016 14:16:31 »
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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?
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Re: How does cannabis affect neurotransmission and conscious experience?
« Reply #6 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.
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Re: How does cannabis affect neurotransmission and conscious experience?
« Reply #7 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.
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Re: How does cannabis affect neurotransmission and conscious experience?
« Reply #8 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.
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Re: How does cannabis affect neurotransmission and conscious experience?
« Reply #9 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."



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Re: How does cannabis affect neurotransmission and conscious experience?
« Reply #10 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.

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Re: How does cannabis affect neurotransmission and conscious experience?
« Reply #11 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.
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