This week we talk about Catnip. It isn't the rough street drug we thought it was; instead, it's a plant that cats naturally like! Listen as we discuss the effects of catnip on cats behaviorally, what it does to their brains, and perhaps what the human equivalent is regarding catnip's effects on felines.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catnip
YouTube: Reactions - What is catnip, really? - Speaking Chemistry
YouTube: SciShow - We Had Catnip All Wrong
https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/4/eabd9135
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982221002177
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/01/why-cats-are-crazy-catnip
https://bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12917-017-0987-6
