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Abstract in brief
The study shows that anandamide, an endocannabinoid, influences food preferences in the worm Caenorhabditis elegans by increasing the desirability of more nutritious foods and reducing interest in less nutritious ones, similar to how cannabis affects human eating behavior.
Anandamide's effects on feeding are mediated through the worm's cannabinoid receptor NPR19 and can also involve the human CB1 receptor, indicating a conserved mechanism across species for regulating food choices.
The research highlights that anandamide makes specific sensory neurons (AWC neurons) more responsive to better foods and less responsive to poorer foods, providing a cellular basis for how endocannabinoids influence hedonic feeding behavior.
“The conserved endocannabinoid anandamide modulates olfactory sensitivity to induce hedonic feeding in C. elegans” by Shawn R. Lockery et al. Current Biology
https://t.co/JD2RotMjLw
Estos científicos dieron cannabis a un gusano y al gusano le dio monchis. “Nuestros hallazgos revelan un sorprendente grado de conservación funcional en los efectos de los endocannabinoides sobre la alimentación hedónica en todas las especies”.
https://t.co/SmUOGDbpt6
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Tucker Goodrich
@TuckerGoodrich · X
What drives food reward?
"The conserved endocannabinoid anandamide modulates olfactory sensitivity to induce hedonic feeding in C. elegans"
https://t.co/1aMZdMYd2F
#lcl6 @sguyenet @jen_unwin h/t @Arnoldthescott
Congratulations to our own Stacy Levichev and Shawn Lockery whose publication "The conserved endocannabinoid anandamide modulates olfactory sensitivity to induce hedonic feeding in C. elegans” has caught the attention of the Smithsonian Magazine, CNN, and VICE. #publication
Anandamide modulates food preference by increasing attractiveness of nutritious foods and decreasing interest in less nutritious ones, via sensory neuron responsiveness, revealing a conserved mechanism affecting hedonic…
The study shows anandamide influences food preferences in Caenorhabditis elegans by increasing desirability of nutritious foods and reducing interest in less nutritious ones, similar to cannabis's effects on humans. It…
In @CurrentBiology, nematodes get the munchies: The conserved endocannabinoid anandamide modulates olfactory sensitivity to induce hedonic feeding in C. elegans
https://t.co/NbxfTbk6wm
Jun 8, 2023 · 6 likes · 1,778 followersView post →
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proto.life
@protolifemedia · X
What’s exciting for humans in this discovery is the possibility of a simple model to study the molecular basis of our brain’s system for regulating food choice.
May 16, 2023 · 1 like · 4,794 followersView post →
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CuriousAboutCannabis
@AboutCannabis · X
The conserved endocannabinoid anandamide modulates olfactory sensitivity to induce hedonic feeding in C. elegans https://t.co/DZPnWHjAhD
.@IONatUO scientists find that #Celegans, like humans, prefer high-calorie foods after being exposed to cannabinoids. This may open the possibility for using the worm to study molecular pathways involved in food choice and related disorders. @LevichevStacy
https://t.co/CFOBo2qOzl https://t.co/umA6NmRF3b
Lombrices con onda luego de bañarse en #cannabionides sugieren un origen remoto del sistema endocabanniode @hubermanlab @tornilloarqui
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Apr 25, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 271 followersView post →
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Pablo Pereyra Murray
@murrayfield17 · X
Lombrices con onda luego de bañarse en #cannabinoides sugieren un origen evolucionario remoto del sistema https://t.co/qFtlioJf7p
Estos científicos dieron cannabis a un gusano y al gusano le dio monchis. “Nuestros hallazgos revelan un sorprendente grado de conservación funcional en los efectos de los endocannabinoides sobre la alimentación hedónica en todas las especies”.
https://t.co/SmUOGDbpt6
“The conserved endocannabinoid anandamide modulates olfactory sensitivity to induce hedonic feeding in C. elegans” by Shawn R. Lockery et al. Current Biology
https://t.co/JD2RotMjLw
The conserved endocannabinoid anandamide modulates olfactory sensitivity to induce hedonic feeding in C. elegans
https://t.co/ct0X1Uuvy5 #eCBome #anandamide
What drives food reward?
"The conserved endocannabinoid anandamide modulates olfactory sensitivity to induce hedonic feeding in C. elegans"
https://t.co/1aMZdMYd2F
#lcl6 @sguyenet @jen_unwin h/t @Arnoldthescott
To all weed smokers in the house, you get the munchies just like a worm would !
The conserved endocannabinoid anandamide modulates olfactory sensitivity to induce hedonic feeding in C. elegans https://t.co/ArOPiy3bxd
Apr 21, 2023 · 1 like · 1,860 followersView post →
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Agingdoc
@agingdoc1 · X
The conserved endocannabinoid anandamide modulates olfactory sensitivity to induce hedonic feeding in C. elegans
Mostly my day job is "meta" on research - policy, funding. So I have nowhere to put this article about how worms get the munchies when they are stoned: https://t.co/YdD6lOB9rm
The conserved endocannabinoid anandamide modulates olfactory sensitivity to induce hedonic feeding in C. elegans: Current Biology https://t.co/uBZdGdTCFG
The study in "Current Biology" the above "Guardian" article is based upon & quotes from:
“The conserved endocannabinoid anandamide modulates olfactory sensitivity to induce hedonic feeding in 'C. elegans'”
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https://t.co/yIkiQeNF5A
Congratulations to our own Stacy Levichev and Shawn Lockery whose publication "The conserved endocannabinoid anandamide modulates olfactory sensitivity to induce hedonic feeding in C. elegans” has caught the attention of the Smithsonian Magazine, CNN, and VICE. #publication
Image of worm that is genetically engineered so that certain neurons ...
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Cannabinoids give worms the munchies, too. Cell Press. Journal: Current Biology; Funder: National Institute on Drug Abuse; DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.03.013 ...
Video of worms in a T-maze [VIDEO] | EurekAlert! Science News ...
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Cannabinoids give worms the munchies, too. Cell Press. Journal: Current Biology; Funder: National Institute on Drug Abuse; DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.03.013 ...