Targeting Schizophrenia The Marijuana Smoker

Ontario, Canada, Schizophrenia is a medical language for mental illness that many people are crazy. Hallucinations, paranoia, and as if talking on the other hand, the characteristic schizophrenia. Researchers have found cannabis in the long term risk of contact with schizophrenia smoke.

Cannabis is the illegal substance most frequently abused and often used by smoking a cigarette. While paranoia is one of the most unpleasant side effects of marijuana.

Steven Laviolette of the research conducted at the University of Western Ontario, Canada has shown that the basolateral amygdala brain is involved in the influence of cannabis on paranoia.

This means that marijuana is actually the fear that causes the brains to jump on the specific experiences associated with anxiety increases. As reported by Epharmapedia, Monday (9/26/2011), the results of this study published in the Journal of Neuroscience.

Interestingly, the investigators also found marijuana also avoid the fear. Mechanism of action of drugs like marijuana is the business off in a region called the prefrontal cortex before exposing it to shock.

The prefrontal cortex is the highest levels of the brains and is an area involved in executive functions such as planning, decision making, response and impulse control.

Researchers have shown that both the investigated regions of the brains, a region involved in the pathology of schizophrenia. And that understanding of the interconnection area can lead to better treatments for this disease.

"We know there are exceptions both the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex in patients with schizophrenia, and we know the areas of the brains at the same time very important for the effects of cannabis and other substances cannabinoids on emotional processing," said Laviolette.

The study was conducted on laboratory mice. When rats were a drug that the activity of the cannabinoid receptors may increase even if you receive a little surprise given was enough to stop the mice.

The mice were paralyzed by fear and push the cage design and fragrances. Without the administration of drugs such as marijuana, a small shock will not have the same effect.