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This plant, what can't it do.

Mr_Zero — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 09:50:47 -0800

Here are three things that can help your brain grow new cells.
It's no wonder college makes you smarter.

By: cmonkey

cmonkey — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:05:20 -0800

Yeah, take that, AA!

By: delmoi

delmoi — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:06:36 -0800

HAHAHAH.

By: birdherder

birdherder — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:07:10 -0800

Well, now I know what I'm doing this weekend.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:07:12 -0800

Also, I always thought Alchohol kills brain cells. Is that true at all? What's the deal?

By: rxrfrx

rxrfrx — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:10:27 -0800

1. "Stimulates cell growth" is in some senses the same as "probably causes cancer." 2. In sufficient quantity, alcohol will kill anything.

By: wakko

wakko — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:13:01 -0800

Drinking alcohol boosts the growth of new nerve cells in the brain, research suggests. But while this might sound good in theory, the Swedish team believe these new cells could contribute to the development of alcohol dependence. This just proves my theory that pot > alcohol. The brain cells grown in response to THC intake are probably all about eating Hostess cupcakes and watching "Samurai Champloo" while pulling massive mayonnaise bong hits.

By: PurplePorpoise

PurplePorpoise — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:14:33 -0800

What's the deal? Just about anything in sufficient quantities will kill brain cells. There's a world of difference between in vitro and in vivo. Then again, "sure drinking kills brain cells, but just the weak ones."

By: QuietDesperation

QuietDesperation — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:14:56 -0800

"You mean there was no deep fat? No steak or cream pies or... hot fudge?" Dr. Aragon: [chuckling] "Those were thought to be unhealthy... precisely the opposite of what we now know to be true. " ---- Woody Allen, Sleeper (1973)

By: fenriq

fenriq — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:16:43 -0800

I've been saying it for years, man, smoking weed makes your mind expand. So, if I'm stoned and drunk and balling, does that mean I'm getting smarter too? That's awesome! I love the new multi-tasking!

By: evilelvis

evilelvis — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:21:58 -0800

All I know is that smoking pot means you can get to work the next day just fine and alot easier than getting wasted on alcohol. Not that I know from experience...trade one chemical happiness for another!

By: InfidelZombie

InfidelZombie — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:24:03 -0800

All we need now is a study saying Rock N Roll makes your brain grow and life will be perfect...

By: pmbuko

pmbuko — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:27:18 -0800

While any one of those in isolation may indeed lead to brain growth, all three in combination likely do not. Exhibit A: frat boy

By: billysumday

billysumday — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:32:13 -0800

pmbuko: The reason why the frat boy does not experience brain growth, despite partaking in booze, pot, and coitus, is because of a very specific and highly destructive reactant known as "The Dave Matthews Band," which - and this has been conclusively proven in numerous studies - denigrates the intelligence of all listeners.

By: unImprinted

unImprinted — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:32:58 -0800

if we have sex and drugs covered for brain growth then rock n' roll should be a shoe-in.

By: mullingitover

mullingitover — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:42:20 -0800

This would explain the Crunk renaissance we've been seeing in hip-hop.

By: Mr_Zero

Mr_Zero — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:47:06 -0800

Exhibit A: frat boy I think that is more likely due to the fact, that frat boys tend to fall into the "can't polish a turd" category.

By: DevilsAdvocate

DevilsAdvocate — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:47:59 -0800

"The Dave Matthews Band," ... denigrates the intelligence of all listeners. So much so that they use "denigrate" when they mean something more like "degrade?"

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:49:51 -0800

Meanwhile, TV watching has been shown to be a major Alzheimer's risk factor. Maybe frat boys counterbalance the mind-expanding effects of beer, pot, and sex by watching TV.

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:52:11 -0800

Dude, I'm so smart right now.

By: blacklite

blacklite — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:55:51 -0800

I am going to be SO SMART. ... Someday.

By: rks404

rks404 — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:55:56 -0800

Wow, running low on brain cells. Time to go stock up.

By: billysumday

billysumday — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 11:03:32 -0800

What can I say? I've heard a few of there songs... D'oh! their songs...

By: fenriq

fenriq — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 11:19:54 -0800

Does this mean we should start calling dope something, you know, smarter sounding? Because I always hated calling it dope.

By: wakko

wakko — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 11:24:32 -0800

I thought "dope" was used more for heroin than for pot.

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 11:25:46 -0800

Does this mean we should start calling dope something, you know, smarter sounding? Dude, you wanna go smoke some smart?

By: Pseudoephedrine

Pseudoephedrine — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 11:58:48 -0800

I'm most familiar with nicotine-induced brain growth, but a similar process probably goes on with any drug that is addictive, and able to get past the blood-brain barrier. With nicotine, nicotine receptors are quickly stimulated by the presence of nicotine in the brain, but take a much longer time to "reset" to a position where they can accept nicotine. The effects of nicotine don't last that long though - your brain quickly uses up all of its receptors for nicotine, and is stuck with all this nicotine that it "wants" but can't process. So, your brain grows new cells to absorb the excess nicotine. Now, it's important to note that this doesn't really increase your intelligence - these news cells are pretty much devoted to sucking up nicotine, and only incidentally do things we think of as "thinking".

By: rks404

rks404 — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:11:12 -0800

Oddly enough Pseudoephedrine, you just killed my buzz.

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:50:19 -0800

these news cells are pretty much devoted to sucking up nicotine, and only incidentally do things we think of as "thinking". Is that why pot heads spend so much time thinking... about pot? Maybe that explains their uncanny abilities to make anything into a bong?

By: 3.2.3

3.2.3 — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:54:47 -0800

i feel so much better now.

By: dilettante

dilettante — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:06:50 -0800

pmbuko, the reason that frat boys do not experience brain cell growth from that combination is that "brain cell growth" is actually dependent on the presence of existing brain cells. Thus frat boys are not properly equipped to grow any new ones. Anyone who wishes to try further examination or experimentation regarding the absence of gray matter in such specimens is more than welcome to use any of the five living in the apartment below me as experimental subjects. It doesn't even have to be for medical experimentation. Just anyone who wants them can come haul them off. Please.

By: thedailygrowl

thedailygrowl — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:30:40 -0800

This is my kind of science!

By: slapshot57

slapshot57 — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:26:24 -0800

As a dedicated scientist, I feel it's my obligation to test this theory tonight (all three were on the agenda anyways). I'll let you know how it turns out. anybody want to be the control and not get drunk/high/laid?

By: Max Power

Max Power — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 16:52:39 -0800

Denigrate works fine. DMB would have been up there with Bread back in the 70s.