#Repost @cannabasic_ ・・・ There is obviously a certain context to every memory that takes place in an individual’s life that reminds them of those events, including the traumatic ones. Similarly, individuals who get diagnosed with PTSD also experience a traumatic event within a certain context. Could be a certain sound, visual or a particular smell, that reminds him or her of the aversive event that took place. In other words, generally, people are conditioned to associate a certain context to the memory of the event that took place by the triggering of flashbacks. This is called fear conditioning. Normally, most people who are conditioned by a certain trigger become deconditioned to it after the trigger appears frequently in the abstinence of the event that caused fear conditioning, leading to fear extinction. In PTSD patients however, the fear extinction is not achieved, due to the “hyperactivity” and impaired ECS activity in the amygdala of the brain. Amygdala is a region in the brain responsible for experiencing fear, fear conditioning, and fear extinction. Research has shown that CB1 receptors of the endocannabinoid system in the amygdala are less active in PTSD patients, which may very well be the reason of impaired fear extinction. . . . . Read more- Link in Bio #canna #cannacurious #cannabisscience #cannabinoidscience #terpenes #terpenes #terpenescience #cannabinoid #amygdala #fear #ptsd #cannabisandptsd #cannabisandneurology #cannabisandbrain #cannabisandptsd #neurodegenerative (at Immersive Van Gogh NYC) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoU3eVWOMQ_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
