Psychopathy EXPLAINED
What is Psychopathy? Psychopathy can be characterized as an individual who has shallow emotional response, lack of empathy, impulsivity and an increased likelih...
Month: April 2023
Eating…More Complex than it Appears
What is obesity? Obesity is considered to be an excessive or abnormal buildup of fat that causes risk to one’s health. Body mass index is how this is normally d...
A Bittersweet Goodbye to Concordia – My Capstone Experience
With graduation just a short 8 days away, this is my last assignment for a class ever! I am sitting in a Starbucks sipping on an iced chai tea reminiscing on ho...
Endocannabinoids with Cannabis
Cannabis on the Brain The Endocannabinoid system regulates and controls many of our critical bodily functions such as learning, memory, emotional process...
Brain Enhancement
What are nootropics? Nootropics can be defined as “natural, semi-synthetic and synthetic molecules that claim to enhance cognitive function.” Often, they are co...
Barcode Hypothesis: GPCR phosphorylation patterns code their actions
When people hear anything about the endocannabinoid system their minds often go right to thinking about marijuana. Which isn’t surprising as marijuana use is in...
Nootropics
Nootropics Nootropics, also known as “smart drugs” or cognitive enhancers, are substances that are believed to enhance cognitive function, memory, c...
Let’s Talk About the Legality of Cannabis
The Endocannabinoid System The endocannabinoid system is a regulatory system in our bodies that has effects on many functions such as mood, pain, learning and m...
Truth about Endocannabinoids and Cannabis within the Body
What are Endocannabinoids anyways? While this word is long and confusing to say, what it is is pretty simple. endocannabinoids are naturally occurring, lipid-b...
Stimulating the Endocannabinoid System Without Cannabis
Artstract by H. Puppe Referred to as “the gate-way drug,” weed, Mary Jane, or pot, cannabis has been known by many for a long time. But many do not know ...