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It’s likely 1. Most adults are busy reducing brain cell count thru use of alcohol and other poisons. Marijuana on the other hand is proven to increase brain ce
by rasengan 3y ago
It’s likely 1.
Most adults are busy reducing brain cell count thru use of alcohol and other poisons. Marijuana on the other hand is proven to increase brain cell count thru neurogenesis in the hippocampus [1].
This is not possible for adults without marijuana [2].
[1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16224541/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16224541/
[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/1588/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/1588/
- Retric 3y agoYour [2] is outdated information. 2018 my not seem like that long ago, but science doesn't stop. EX: https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/44/2/zsaa173/5986548 https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/44/2/zsaa173/5986548 However, growing evidence suggests that new cells are not only “born” constitutively in the adult hypothalamus, but many of these cells also differentiate into neurons and glia and serve specific functions.
- specproc 3y agoChecking the paper, alcohol is a covariate.