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11726536 No.11726536 [Reply] [Original]

What is the scientific explanation for psychosis?

>> No.11726540

You're so overwhelmed with stress and/or sleep deprivation that you start believing a bunch of crazy shit

>> No.11726560

Genetic and environmental induced irregularities in your brain

>> No.11726568

A psychotic episode can be brought on by a tone of factors.
Currently, Neuroscientists are looking at an overabundance of dopamine in D2 dopaminergic neurotransmitters in the limbic system (at least for schizophrenic cases)

This is just the most base physical explanation, truth is there can be a whole multitude of causes like >>11726560 said.

>> No.11726570

>>11726536
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine_hypothesis_of_schizophrenia

>> No.11726588

Has to do with tryptamine melatonin DMT joe rogan spirit molecule fungus

>> No.11726596

>>11726536

What is the scientific explanation for you not using google?