You read too much to get that PHD. Now you'll never escape your own programing.
Three compounds that strongly resemble anandamide were found in dark chocolate
You can shove all your buzz and big words. What you know is what you read. Words and definitions have replaced your conciousness.
The point is: Seratonin and other chemicals regulate or filter the incoming information that passes through the subconcious before it pops into conciousness. The way you view your world is like your TV screen. You don't see the process going on in the background. By removing the filtering mechanism in the brain a greater amount of information is allowed to enter conciousness. Not that you will initially understand it. Some people shrug it off as just some kind of hallucinatory image.
Why don't you try some weed, if you already haven't. And don't assume it's just for recreational purposes. Once you fully understand what you are experiencing then you can graduate on up to other things that have an even greater effect on the brain.
Institutions of higher learning are reserved for those that require more education to survive.