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Why do classic psychedelics not cause withdrawal, despite high tolerance?
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Withdrawal effects are generally associated with drugs that induce feelings of euphoria by stimulating the reward center of the brain, either directly (cocaine, morphine) or indirectly (...
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Is 5-HTP a SSRI?
No, it isn't considered an SSRI. SSRI stands for selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor or serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor, which designates the mechanism by which this category of drug (...
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What are the Genes/Enzymes responsible for the supposedly stark between-individual differences in lethargy after eating starches?
The video is likely referencing alpha amylase, which is encoded in humans by AMY1A, a gene that is know to have a high level of inter-individual copy number variation. Some scientists have speculated ...
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Why are so many recreational drugs serotonin 5-HT1A partial agonists?
Interesting notion. However, the main effects of the indoleamine-class of psychoactive compounds, including psilocybin and LSD (Shulgin, 1997), are generally ascribed to 5-HT2A receptors and the ...
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Do findings on promoter methylation of the serotonin transporter gene and amygdala activity contradict the established view of serotonergic function?
I don't think there is an obvious contradiction here.
(1) Mapping neuronal function to the perception of threat (or emotions in general) is often advertised as well-understood, but in fact it is not. ...
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Number of serotonergic neurons in mouse/rat DRN
The mouse and rat dorsal raphe nuclei contain about 9000 and about 11.500 serotonergic neurons, respectively. It turns out the corresponding 1988 and 1982 references are widely cited - directly as ...
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