Posted by Regis Harold on October 16, 2005, at 19:55:26
In reply to Re: check out this, marajuanna promotes neurogenesis !, posted by linkadge on October 16, 2005, at 19:08:57
That's a really interesting article.
I think marijuana, like alcohol, affects people in different ways.
Some people are incredibly jolly, happy drunks. Some people can become angry and abusive when drunk.
Some people are chill and happy when stoned. Some people become anxious and paranoid when stoned.
Effects on personality aside, I think the finding with regard to neurogenesis is an interesting one. If this finding is confirmed by other studies in the future, it would be interesting to see what effects marijuana could exhibit on the retardation of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
I used marijuana years ago in college. I can't say that it made me socially smart, or better at doing math problems (can anyone say 'zero short-term memory'?). However, I especially liked it for language study. I credit it with helping me to learn language better. It is hard to describe, but when I listened to my language tapes, it felt as if I was "absorbing" the language. In turn, my language teachers told me that I was one of the best students they've had. (Perhaps I would have done just as well without marijuana, but it should did make the hours of listening to those tapes a lot more fun).
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