Why you can’t remember where you put the remote
Scientists may have just found out why marijuana impairs memory and why the brain’s natural versions of the drug might help against epilepsy.
The active ingredient of marijuana, THC, is known to impair memory and to bind to areas of the brain linked to memory, such as the hippocampus. Still, the exact mechanisms by which marijuana impairs memory remain unclear.
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