The Human Brain Is A Tangled Clump Of Wires But A New Theory Suggests

[Lenore]

I'm doubtful too Louise, but the stoner mind in me would like to beleive it. Finding that cats can cause couchlock much like a strong nug of cannabis. Havent been able to move for an hour now..........1389411899319.jpg

 

Yep! Know that feeling!

[doctor_nelson]

I'm doubtful too Louise, but the stoner mind in me would like to beleive it. Finding that cats can cause couchlock much like a strong nug of cannabis. Havent been able to move for an hour now..........1389411899319.jpg

The evolutionary biology in that paper http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3481536/ suggests that the receptor has been part of our neurological heritage since vertebrates appeared on the phylogenetic tree. 

 

Maybe the plant's thc chemical factory is an example of evolutionary mimicry - like cats - triggering something deep in humans - like couchlock.

Some plant starts making thc - perhaps as a uv protectant for seeds at high latitudes - and gets lucky - turns out to be highly popular and now there's a global army of humans busy breeding, growing and using the plant. Of course you might think it's the humans cultivating the plant but the end result - the entire cannabis enterprise - can be viewed as an evolutionary win for the plant getting the bipeds to spread it....

 

I was joking about cats but yes, we are owned by the two in our house.

[Lenore]

Well flora and fauna does have a habit of being able to mimic other things.
 

Nature is amazing. She is one of my Gods. I can see her and touch her and I KNOW she's real.
No offense meant to anyone's beliefs btw.

I just freaking love nature. Altho she can keep the damned summer heat!

 

Sorry, off topic.

 

I know you were joking about cats Nelson, but I do honestly know what ya mean. My boy decided my lap was the comfiest last night.
He normally a mans cat, that is, he prefers men, but last night he was a mumma's boy!

[Stoned Offroad]

I used to have a siamese cat that had the knack of sensing the exact nanosecond before I wanted to get off the couch and jump on my lap. It would then purr like it was mega happy and if you tried to get up or push it away it would claw you on the knees intentionally, but pretend it was those happy getting patted extensions.of the claws.

 

Doc, when I'm up on the roof on a 40 degree day running exhaust vents or trimming till 3am on a work night I do feel like I'm cannabis's bitch. You must admire her charms from an evolutionary perspective as you mentioned.