Marijuana Could Be Good for Memory

[The Batman]

awesome.

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/11/marijuana-could.html

Everybody knows a forgetful stoner, but research suggests that low doses of marijuana could be good for memory, and even help prevent Alzheimer's disease.
When given a compound similar to THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, rat brains displayed reduced levels of inflammation associated with Alzheimer's disease. The drug also stimulated the production of proteins associated with memory formation and brain cell growth.
"Everyone is aware that smoking too much marijuana impairs memory," said Ohio State University psychologist Yannick Marchalant. "Our work stays on the safe side — doses that we know are not going to impair memory, but improved it."
Marchalant and fellow OSU psychologist Gary Wenk previously showed that marijuana can improve memory formation in rats. The latest research (http://www.eurekalert.org/emb_releases/2008-11/osu-sah111408.php), presented at this week's Society for Neuroscience annual meeting, provides a detailed look at THC's effect on the brain.
It's far too soon to extrapolate the findings directly to people, but the researchers hope it will inform the development of targeted (and legal) drugs — and in the meantime, they say, there might be a role for marijuana in preventing age-related neurodegeneration.
"What we're looking at is preventing the inflammation-induced impairment of memory that you see in normal and pathological aging," said Marchalant. "We'll try to find safe drugs that you can use 10 or 20 years beforehand."
The compound used by the researchers isn't identical to THC, but marijuana likely produces some of the same effects, he said.
Marchalant cautioned that any benefits wouldn't be experienced by people whose brains have already started to deteriorate, nor those whose brains are still forming. But for adults looking to prevent dementia, marijuana could play a role — albeit at very small doses, well below the level of psychoactivity.
"It will take the recreational use out of it," said Marchalant, who made a rough extrapolation from rat doses to a single human puff of pot.
"It's hard to say, no you shouldn't," to someone who wants to self-medicate, said Marchalant, but he stressed that the research is still highly experimental.
"We still have a lot of work ahead to do in animals," he said.

[wonderllama]

"We still have a lot of work ahead to do in animals," he said.

So the turkey is going to bake itself?

[Claydon]

who cares?

[The Batman]

who cares?
Apparently not, non smoking republican blow hards. :)

[Claibo]

So the turkey is going to bake itself?

moist and juicy everytime!

[Claydon]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/idexx/threadsucks.jpg

[Abnormal]

Weed makes me horny and I never forget a trick.

[wonderllama]

How many tricks do you know?

[Abnormal]

i don't remember.

[wonderllama]

Here...try this.....

[Archetype]

Shut up, crack.

[HAWK]

Where do I sign up? For the weed, I mean.

[Hoser]

Shut up, crack.

Preemptive shut up.

^5

[Hoser]

OMG, crack found boiling points of chemicals. Lets give him a gold star.

[White Rhino]

I like weed. Wait, what was this thread about?

[riseabove!]

awesome.

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/11/marijuana-could.html

Everybody knows a forgetful stoner, but research suggests that low doses of marijuana could be good for memory, and even help prevent Alzheimer's disease.
When given a compound similar to THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, rat brains displayed reduced levels of inflammation associated with Alzheimer's disease. The drug also stimulated the production of proteins associated with memory formation and brain cell growth.
"Everyone is aware that smoking too much marijuana impairs memory," said Ohio State University psychologist Yannick Marchalant. "Our work stays on the safe side — doses that we know are not going to impair memory, but improved it."
Marchalant and fellow OSU psychologist Gary Wenk previously showed that marijuana can improve memory formation in rats. The latest research (http://www.eurekalert.org/emb_releases/2008-11/osu-sah111408.php), presented at this week's Society for Neuroscience annual meeting, provides a detailed look at THC's effect on the brain.
It's far too soon to extrapolate the findings directly to people, but the researchers hope it will inform the development of targeted (and legal) drugs — and in the meantime, they say, there might be a role for marijuana in preventing age-related neurodegeneration.
"What we're looking at is preventing the inflammation-induced impairment of memory that you see in normal and pathological aging," said Marchalant. "We'll try to find safe drugs that you can use 10 or 20 years beforehand."
The compound used by the researchers isn't identical to THC, but marijuana likely produces some of the same effects, he said.
Marchalant cautioned that any benefits wouldn't be experienced by people whose brains have already started to deteriorate, nor those whose brains are still forming. But for adults looking to prevent dementia, marijuana could play a role — albeit at very small doses, well below the level of psychoactivity.
"It will take the recreational use out of it," said Marchalant, who made a rough extrapolation from rat doses to a single human puff of pot.
"It's hard to say, no you shouldn't," to someone who wants to self-medicate, said Marchalant, but he stressed that the research is still highly experimental.
"We still have a lot of work ahead to do in animals," he said.

who the fuck takes one puff?

[BIG PIZZLE]

I can confirm that this is not true at all.

[White Rhino]

I can confirm that this is not true at all.


I need proof.

[BIG PIZZLE]

I need proof.

Today, as I was walking towards the bathroom, I forgot why I needed to go there in the first place. So I walked towards my livingroom. On the way there, I remembered that I was supposed to pour draino down the sink. So I go back to my car to get the draino that I bought, but forgot to take out of the car. So, I head back into my bathroom, draino in hand, and I proceed to follow the driano instructions (1/5th of a bottle? How are you supposed to measure that shit?) So whatever, it says you have to waith 15-30 minutes. I forgot to rinse it out until I was going to take a piss like an hour later. But you should just trust me because I'm a fucking doctor.

[Da Raider]

Today, as I was walking towards the bathroom, I forgot why I needed to go there in the first place. So I walked towards my livingroom. On the way there, I remembered that I was supposed to pour draino down the sink. So I go back to my car to get the draino that I bought, but forgot to take out of the car. So, I head back into my bathroom, draino in hand, and I proceed to follow the driano instructions (1/5th of a bottle? How are you supposed to measure that shit?) So whatever, it says you have to waith 15-30 minutes. I forgot to rinse it out until I was going to take a piss like an hour later. But you should just trust me because I'm a fucking doctor.

all this proves is that doing large amounts of cocaine and ecstacy does damage to your brain.

[BIG PIZZLE]

all this proves is that doing large amounts of cocaine and ecstacy does damage to your brain.

Not true. I was stoned at the time.

[The Batman]

Today, as I was walking towards the bathroom, I forgot why I needed to go there in the first place. So I walked towards my livingroom. On the way there, I remembered that I was supposed to pour draino down the sink. So I go back to my car to get the draino that I bought, but forgot to take out of the car. So, I head back into my bathroom, draino in hand, and I proceed to follow the driano instructions (1/5th of a bottle? How are you supposed to measure that shit?) So whatever, it says you have to waith 15-30 minutes. I forgot to rinse it out until I was going to take a piss like an hour later. But you should just trust me because I'm a fucking doctor.
But, see marijuana screwed with your short term memory just like the article said it does. However, it also improved your long term memory by giving you enough memory to tell us your story with such detail. So you have proven this story to be real.

[BIG PIZZLE]

But, see marijuana screwed with your short term memory just like the article said it does. However, it also improved your long term memory by giving you enough memory to tell us your story with such detail. So you have proven this story to be real.

Yeah, I didnt really read the story but I would rather not walk into a room and forget why I'm there.

[Claydon]

wait, this thread is still active.

there is no justice in this world.

[UNC]

I have never heard someone say, "where did I put that weed?", so this may be true.

[Archetype]

Shut up, crack.

[Claydon]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/idexx/threadsucks.jpg

[Datači]

what's '' smoking too much marijuana''? How much is that?

[Tar Heel]

that's impossible.

[Hoser]

But, see marijuana screwed with your short term memory just like the article said it does. However, it also improved your long term memory by giving you enough memory to tell us your story with such detail. So you have proven this story to be real.

If someone couldn't tell you a detailed story about their afternoon then they are completely worthless.

My Longterm is just fine, and i havent smoked anything in months, and before then it was even longer.

[Claibo]

http://amadeo.blog.com/repository/183903/1702306.jpg

I have no idea what's goin on... what are we talking about again?