Comment · Thu, April 11, 2013 · Ceretropic
Hey r/Nootropics, we are two neuroscience grad students looking for your suggestions on an upcoming project.
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Cerebrosaur · 45 points
As the title says, we are two neuroscientists looking for some advice on a project we are undertaking. We find drugs fascinating, so we are starting a blog about drugs for people that love drugs too.
We will be scouring journals and reporting on any interesting research we come across. We hope to break down papers so they're easy to understand while still keeping it intellectually stimulating.
We're curious what topics you would like to hear about, and if you have any suggestions for us we would love to hear them!
Edit: Thanks everyone for all the great ideas and suggestions. We are moving ahead with the blog, and once we have it up and running we'll be back here to let you all know. We'll be continuing to check on this thread, so feel free to continue discussing! If I get some free time (trying to wrap up thesis ATM, reddit is not conducive to that) I'll try and come back to address some questions people had.
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Vaenomx · 1 points
Mister, are you aware of an hypothesis concerning Bacopa induced SERT upregulation? Since Bacopa upregulates tryptophan hydroxylase-2, wouldn't it be expected that SERT expression adjust via good old homeostasis?
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
Perhaps. However, fluoxetine also up-regulates TPH, but does not show the same effect on the SERT. Also, what specific mechanism is it using to up-regulate TPH expression? Does it affect K+ levels like Saint John's Wort does, or is it a separate mechanism?