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They can experience reward and pleasure the same way adults can. but the problem with that is that their prefrontal cortex which helps people think ahead, control their impulses, that's not fully developed until age 24. that explains why adolescents are much more vulnerable. >> there is something else experts believe is likely happening in the brain. when you smoke pot, the feel-good chemicals that make up marijuana, called cannabinoids, force your brain to stop producing their own natural cannabinoids. when you stop smoking be with you don't have them on your own. until your body kick starts ...

Anxiety attacks in people. >> how do you know when you've done too much? >> simple tasks become very frustrating. like mixing paint. and then just get into a state of ahhhhh -- you know. >> and why that happens is exactly what columbia university neuro scientist carl harp is investigating. >> exhale. >> research subjects in his lab smoke marijuana and then take a variety of cognitive tests. >> effects will be disruption in memory. disruptions in inhibitory con control. they become slower at cognitive functioning. a wide array of things. they are temporary, but pronounced and clear. >> it is sl...

Done too much? >> simple tasks become very frustrating. like mixing paint. and then just get into a state of ahhhhh -- you know. >> and why that happens is exactly what columbia university neuroscientist karl hart is investigating. >> exhale. >> research subjects in his lab smoke marijuana and then take a variety of cognitive tests. >> effects will be disruption in memory. disruptions in inhibitory control. they become slower at cognitive functioning. a wide array of things. they are temporary, but pronounced and clear. >> it is slowly becoming clear to scientists what part of the brain is mos...