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After you inhale marijuana smoke, its chemicals zip throughout the body. THC is a very potent chemical compared to other psychoactive drugs. Once in your bloodstream, #THC typically reaches the brain seconds after it is inhaled and begins to go to work.
Within a few minutes after inhaling marijuana smoke, an individual's heart rate speeds up, the bronchial passages relax and become enlarged, and blood vessels in the eyes expand, making the eyes look red.
Cannabinoid receptors are activated by a neurotransmitter called #anandamide. Like THC, anandamide is a cannabinoid, but one that your body makes. THC mimics the actions of anandamide, meaning that THC binds with cannabinoid receptors and activates neurons, which causes adverse effects on the mind and body.
Brain Regions Affected
#Cerebral cortex – responsible for regulating sensory perceptions
#Cerebellum – responsible for coordination and movement
#Hippocampus – enables memories to be formed
The stronger the drug effect, the less control users have over their bodily movements. With large doses of marijuana, short-term memory capacity declines considerably.
When the THC binds with the #cannabinoid receptors inside the hippocampus, it interferes with the recollection of recent events.
THC also affects #coordination, which the cerebellum controls.
The #basal ganglia direct unconscious muscle movements, which is another reason why motor coordination is impaired when under the influence of marijuana.
#brain #marijuana #canabis #health #behealthy #lifehacking #healthyliving
Information and Image credit: http://science.howstuffworks.com/marijuana3.htm; http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/43/2f/2e/432f2e57fd6feb548a6de970356dca72.jpg
After you inhale marijuana smoke, its chemicals zip throughout the body. THC is a very potent chemical compared to other psychoactive drugs. Once in your bloodstream, #THC typically reaches the brain seconds after it is inhaled and begins to go to work.
Within a few minutes after inhaling marijuana smoke, an individual's heart rate speeds up, the bronchial passages relax and become enlarged, and blood vessels in the eyes expand, making the eyes look red.
Cannabinoid receptors are activated by a neurotransmitter called #anandamide. Like THC, anandamide is a cannabinoid, but one that your body makes. THC mimics the actions of anandamide, meaning that THC binds with cannabinoid receptors and activates neurons, which causes adverse effects on the mind and body.
Brain Regions Affected
#Cerebral cortex – responsible for regulating sensory perceptions
#Cerebellum – responsible for coordination and movement
#Hippocampus – enables memories to be formed
The stronger the drug effect, the less control users have over their bodily movements. With large doses of marijuana, short-term memory capacity declines considerably.
When the THC binds with the #cannabinoid receptors inside the hippocampus, it interferes with the recollection of recent events.
THC also affects #coordination, which the cerebellum controls.
The #basal ganglia direct unconscious muscle movements, which is another reason why motor coordination is impaired when under the influence of marijuana.
#brain #marijuana #canabis #health #behealthy #lifehacking #healthyliving
Information and Image credit: http://science.howstuffworks.com/marijuana3.htm; http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/43/2f/2e/432f2e57fd6feb548a6de970356dca72.jpg
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