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In rats. And nerve cells in a dish. And that's only the neural firing patterns. There isn't any actual proof that this HAS a detrimental effect. Did they give
by ajkirwin 18y ago
In rats. And nerve cells in a dish. And that's only the neural firing patterns.
There isn't any actual proof that this HAS a detrimental effect. Did they give THC to the rats and then ask them to memorize some information, then quiz them later?
Hell, do that to a few users of cannabis. Then, perhaps, real results will be forthcoming.
Neuroscience is still very new, and a lot of things are ascribed without true understanding, to various actions within the brain. Just take a look at the farce of fMRIs, for instance.
- a-priori 18y agoYou clearly know little about psychological research techniques if you don't know how they test rats for memory. Ever heard of the term "rat in a maze"? And, what do you mean by "farce of fMRIs"?
- ajkirwin 18y agoI meant complex memory, not simply pathing repetition that can be replicated with an EEPROM and a few lines of code. And by that, I mean, how people are using activity in areas of the brain to say that a person is 'x' or what thinking about 'y'. It's phrenology for a new age.
- a-priori 18y agoDefine "complex memory". Do you mean episodic memory? fMRI only shows correlation, not causation; any neuroscientist knows this. To prove a causative relationship, you need to use other methods (lesions or TCMS, for example). Show me an example of what you're talking about.