In rats. Interesting findings. Though I do prefer that papers state upfront which model organism was used.
Original article:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbd.2024.106588I’d prefer that disclaimer too, helps to set the expectations right. Nothing wrong with it being in rats, it is extremely useful to know especially because testing it on humans always raises an eyebrow.
Would it even be possible to test it on humans? I imagine using self-reported usage from an existing pregnant population using marijuana is not valid, and administering it through the study is clearly unethical. I guess you could do regular piss tests, but I don’t know how reliable those are
Drug test required for entering preschool? Ah sorry no junky babies in our facilities
thank you for this!
For anyone else wondering what the Open Arm maze was: https://maze.conductscience.com/elevated-plus-maze-basics/
I can’t wait for the drugs to increase brain capacity. I think we need a more complex brain to go beyond our current comprehension abilities in relation to physics.
Maybe - but I think our insecurities are a bigger issue, really. The victim mindsets, blame shifting and all the ego driven avoiding of responsibility seems like a bigger issue to solve
…I’m possibly projecting here?
Maybe they’re just more chill
I can’t wait for my mom to send me this…
And I may be against the Lemmy think here, but I feel that it will be found to be linked to concerning brain changes in the general population as well.
I don’t feel that it’s as healthy as people think it is.
