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- From: ringo@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Ringo)
- Subject: Re: Physiological Effects of LSD
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- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 14:56:52 GMT
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- mjcrouch@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Matt J. Crouch) writes:
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- >In article <BxrKK7.AIz@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> obradovi@feserve.cc.purdue.edu (Zo Obradovic) writes:
- >>Can anyone tell me what the physiological effects of LSD are, apart from
-
- >correct about the serotonin. It is the inhibitor substance (it could be
- >a protein or hormone) in our brain. In a normal state of conciousness,
- >we typically use only 10% of our brainpower at any given moment. When
- >LSD enters the central nervous system, the chemical
- >(d-lysergic acid diethylamide), LSD-25, attactes to the serotonin,
- >causing the natural resistance to be reduced. In turn, this causes the
- >electrical current flowing between the neurons to run with far less
- >resistance. If you think of your CNS as an engine, LSD could be thought
-
- Ohmygod. Thank you for playing, but...no. First, Serotonin is NOT
- 'the inhibitor substance' in the brain. Serotonin's effect is mimicked
- in CERTAIN parts of the brain >BY< LSD. LSD does not attach itself to
- Serotonin. It is an agonist. That means it acts like Serotonin. There
- are 5 types of Serotonin receptor in the brain. LSD will interact with
- ONE of them. The effect is felt predominantly in the limbic system, and
- in certain association areas (tempoparietal, for one).
-
- The phrase 'we typically use only 10% of our brainpower at any given moment'
- is hogwash. It isn't the percent usage that matters. It's the quality of
- the transmission. There is increased activity at serotonin using synapses,
- but it has NOTHING to do with the way you portrayed it. The LSD, when it
- interacts with the serotonin receptor, does so imperfectly.
-
- Also, where serotonin is concerned, you do NOT have electrical current
- flowing between the neurons. You have a chemical released at one that
- stimulates the next. Please don't think of your CNS as an engine, and as
- LSD as high-octane fuel. That's TOO simplistic. Understanding basic
- neurology is actually pretty simple. It's not THAT simple, though.
-
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