How Does Your Endocannabinoid System Impact Your Brain’s Response to Social Interaction?

Does your endocannabinoid system impact social behavior? A recent study from the University California-Irvine examines how the ECS may interact with the hormone oxytocin to positively impact the rewards associated with social interaction. What is Oxytocin? For today’s Science 101 lesson, let’s have a brief refresher on what exactly oxytocin is. Mammals make a key …

Anxiety, Social Anxiety Disorders & CBD.

CBD x ANXIETY In the past decade research on the effects of cannabis on both animal and human models have become of great interest to scientists and medical doctors alike. Cannabidiol (CBD), a derivative of cannabis has been explained to have anxiolytic effects, meaning it has shown to significantly suppress anxiety and social anxiety interactions …