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Study: Older Cannabis Users Have Larger Brains, Better Cognition
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Re: Study: Older Cannabis Users Have Larger Brains, Better Cognition
#32What is the point to have better cognition if you can't remember anything? Anecodtal evidence I know but all the long term daily cannabis user I know seem to have memory issues.
> if you can't remember anything? You didn't read the article but instead rely on your bias alone. Life long moderate cannabis use improves memory function. That's the main takeaway from the research.
No no, please use the best possible interpretation: he pre-forgot.
Re: Study: Older Cannabis Users Have Larger Brains, Better Cognition
#33What is the point to have better cognition if you can't remember anything? Anecodtal evidence I know but all the long term daily cannabis user I know seem to have memory issues.
Question is if their memories just decide to remember different things they deem more important.
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#34n=1 but I've picked up a daily chess hobby over the past couple of years and I noticed a big negative correlation between my chess rating and my weed use to the point that I've stopped using weed after a 20 year habit. I'm talking 100-200 elo drop that would last several days.
I'm pretty sure memory function is bad WHILE being baked but might improve long term when not under the influence. Maybe a rebound effect that makes the brain compensate for the CB1 receptor flooding.
Re: Study: Older Cannabis Users Have Larger Brains, Better Cognition
#35What is the point to have better cognition if you can't remember anything? Anecodtal evidence I know but all the long term daily cannabis user I know seem to have memory issues.
> if you can't remember anything? You didn't read the article but instead rely on your bias alone. Life long moderate cannabis use improves memory function. That's the main takeaway from the research.
it doesnt. It does things with the region of the brain that is asociated with memory we still dont understand.
Honestly in my peer group, weed or no weed, people behave mostly the same memory wise.
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#36If only it was legal, I'd happily replace my alcohol use with cannabis, and I don't think I'm alone in my age group. Not a big surprise that that yields improved brain health.
You don't have to replace alcohol with anything. If its self medication you should ask yourself or an expert how to lower stress with behavior or life style change. Apart from that a better medication would be Ketamine which is also a NMDA receptor antagonist like alcohol but not as destructive to every cell in the body. Except your bladder.
And pee my pants and Heil Hitler like Elon Musk? No thank you.
Re: Study: Older Cannabis Users Have Larger Brains, Better Cognition
#37Unfortunately, most of it is already occupied with conspiracy theories.
You know, like the ones involving a cabal of child-trafficking, pedophilic elites whose bad acts have something to do with pizza.
It's the pedophilic elites whose bad acts have something to do with hamberders I worry about.
Re: Study: Older Cannabis Users Have Larger Brains, Better Cognition
#38How can a study like this be reliably conducted in the UK where it's illegal?
> In the UK Biobank, people were asked to estimate how many times they’d used cannabis over their lifetime, choosing from a set of ranges. We ended up grouping people into no use, moderate use, and high use, based on the number of times they'd used cannabis. And of course that's an imperfect way to group people, but it did allow us to approximate dose-dependent effects.
Ah ok, so completely BS as expected.
Re: Study: Older Cannabis Users Have Larger Brains, Better Cognition
#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
I actually kinda like the interpretation that big brained, cognitively superior individuals are more likely to become cannabis users.
* Long term cannabis users that do not slide into something worse over time or just do not consume too much.
Yeah, maybe people able to stick to moderation over many years are just more likely to have their lives together in general.
Re: Study: Older Cannabis Users Have Larger Brains, Better Cognition
#40What is the point to have better cognition if you can't remember anything? Anecodtal evidence I know but all the long term daily cannabis user I know seem to have memory issues.
Is it possible that there could be two separate things going on here? Anecdotally, I can confirm that my memory when actively using it not better. If you tell me something when I'm zoned out, unless I set a reminder or something in my calendar, fat chance I'll remember the next day. However, I am more of a "occasional weekend" user and then only in the evening after my work and family obligations are taken care of for the day; very similar to how many people consume a whisky or other hard liquor in moderation.