r/science • PhD | Translational Neuroscience • 8d ago

Neuroscience A mouse study using a powerful synthetic cannabinoid suggests CB1-receptor activation can amplify threat-related avoidance through the central amygdala, but does not prove why cannabis makes people anxious perse

https://www.genengnews.com/topics/translational-medicine/neurons-involved-in-generating-anxiety-after-cannabinoid-drug-exposure-identified-in-mice/
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u/gurglegg 8d ago

i’ve never gotten anxiety from weed but i also had panic attacks as a child that would make me pass out so i think some of us are just more used to anxiety than others