Northwestern University: Your Body's Own Cannabinoid Molecules Calm You During Stress
September 22, 2023
September 22, 2023
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 22 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release:
When you are under stress, your brain may release its own cannabinoid molecules to calm you down, activating the same brain receptors as THC derived from cannabis plants.
But the brain activity patterns and neural circuits that are regulated by these brain-derived cannabinoid molecules were not well known.
A new Northwestern Medicine study in mice has discovered that a . . .
When you are under stress, your brain may release its own cannabinoid molecules to calm you down, activating the same brain receptors as THC derived from cannabis plants.
But the brain activity patterns and neural circuits that are regulated by these brain-derived cannabinoid molecules were not well known.
A new Northwestern Medicine study in mice has discovered that a . . .