#1 2011-08-27 16:04:32
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#2 2011-08-27 19:08:15
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#3 2011-08-27 19:42:58
Tall Paul wrote:
....... 'ere.......
[Old English ǣr; related to Old Norse ār early, Gothic airis earlier, Old High German ēr earlier, Greek eri early]
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#4 2011-08-27 22:09:16
The subjects were divided (based on self-reports) into several different categories, from total abstainers (n = 420)
Seriously? I couldn't read past here due to a slight twitch in my brain.
*EDIT* I made it to here:
Furthermore, there’s some intriguing evidence that marijuana can actually improve performance on some mental tests. A recent paper by scientists at University College, London looked at a phenomenon called semantic priming. This occurs when the activation of one word allows us to react more quickly to related words. For instance, the word “dog” might lead to decreased reaction times for “cat,” “pet” and “Lassie,” but won’t alter how quickly we react to “chair.”
Interestingly, the scientists found that marijuana seems to induce a state of hyper-priming, in which the reach of semantic priming extends to distantly related concepts. As a result, we hear “dog” and think of nouns that, in more sober circumstances, would seem rather disconnected, such as “leash” or “hair.” This state of hyper-priming helps explain why cannabis has been so often used as a creative fuel, as it seems to make the brain better at detecting those remote associations that lead to radically new ideas.
This would seem to validate my college classmates' oft theorized addage of "Study High. Test High. Grades High."
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#5 2011-08-27 23:40:20
My theory is that a really massive dose of herb disables the filters that keep the subconscious irrational burbling from being consciously heard. That would explain why hash trips bear such a close resemblance to the kind of weird scenarios that are often played out in dreams.
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#6 2011-08-27 23:57:07
Furthermore, there’s some intriguing evidence that marijuana can actually improve performance on some mental tests. A recent paper by scientists at University College, London looked at a phenomenon called semantic priming. This occurs when the activation of one word allows us to react more quickly to related words. For instance, the word “dog” might lead to decreased reaction times for “cat,” “pet” and “Lassie,” but won’t alter how quickly we react to “chair.”
Interestingly, the scientists found that marijuana seems to induce a state of hyper-priming, in which the reach of semantic priming extends to distantly related concepts. As a result, we hear “dog” and think of nouns that, in more sober circumstances, would seem rather disconnected, such as “leash” or “hair.” This state of hyper-priming helps explain why cannabis has been so often used as a creative fuel, as it seems to make the brain better at detecting those remote associations that lead to radically new ideas.
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