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Women with spinal cord transections experience vaginal orgasms with sensations carried by the vagus nerve.

Mutations that increase the endocannabinoid anandamide decreased pain, but did not eliminate as completely as mutations in Nav1.7

Charlotte’s Web is a cannabis strain with high cannabidiol (CBD) used to treat children with epilepsy.

The endocannabinoids anandamide and 2-AG act as retrograde neurotransmitters in synaptic plasticity and memory formation, anxiety and pain.

THC, CBD and other cannabinoids found in marihuana act through CB1, CB2 and GPR55 receptors.

Neurons process information as excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials in dendrites that generate action potentials in the axon.

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Intellectual honesty is a commitment to examine the evidence, think rationally, tell the truth, and act according to the truth.

A critical examination of the idea that prehistorical humans were egalitarians and polyamorous.

The Universe has meaning because it produced consciousness, intelligence and culture.

Denial of free will is based on religious or mystical ideas and can have dire consequences by making it ethical to control the mind.

In transgenic mice, fluorescent reporter genes, optogenetics and DREADD are used to manipulate the function of cells.

Pain is a sensation that is not always unpleasant, while suffering is a state of being based on emotions, values and meaning.

Masochist pain activates brain areas involved in empathy, emotion and consciousness, but not in addiction.

Oxytocin and vasopressin in the brain drive monogamy, altruistic punishment in the ultimatum game, and social bonding.

The mental qualities that make humans different from animals

Animals do not have rights because they are not end in themselves and cannot enter a Social Contract.

Neuroscience explains consciousness as hierarchical properties of the mind.

veganism is a risk for anemia, depression and anxiety. Vegan men do not have stronger erections, higher testosterone or higher sex drive.