Dopamine

SCIENCE DRUG REPORT – NICOTINE – Lily Gherbaz Nicotine is the chemical in tobacco, which makes tobacco smoking addictive. The chemical formula is C10H14N2 (shown in the diagram below). When nicotine is delivered into the lungs by inhaling smoke, mood and behaviour are regulated from the increase in the release of brain chemicals called neurotransmitters. (Chemical Properties, n.d.) (Botanical extracts, 2009) Nicotine is only one of more than 4,000 chemicals found in the smoke from…

addiction problems; for example, when dopamine levels are low an individual may abuse cocaine or other substances to maintain pleasurable feelings. Environmental; it has been proven through research that individuals who have come from unstable home environments have a greater chance f developing an addiction problem. Additionally, life stressors, for example, child abuse, the death of a loved one, or a traumatic event may drive individuals to turn to substance…

4 Best Reasons To Quit Sugar Why on earth would anyone discourage others from a thing as tasty as sugar, and go as far as quitting it and urging others to do so too? Outlined below are four reasons why. First Reason Why You Should Quit Sugar The number of health risks a person is exposed to by added sugar is colossal. Since only little amounts of consumed sugar are burnt as calories, most of the surplus is converted to fat in large quantities as to cause health troubles. Some of the health…

Whether or not you or a loved one have developed Parkinson’s Disease, you may be wondering how this disease will affect you or your loved one and what they mean for your own risk or that of your children. Parkinson 's disease is a degenerative disorder of the brain leading to quivering, muscular stiffness, difficulty with walking, stability, and coordination. There have been half a million reported cases in the United States where the average onset of symptoms usually develops at 60 years of age…

noticing it. This type of disease happens in the brain, the nervous system, and the areas are called the “basal ganglia” and the “substantia nigra”. A person’s brain gradually stops producing dopamine, if you don’t know what dopamine is, it is a neurotransmitter for the body. When someone has less dopamine inside of them it reduces their ability to coordinate their body movement, and emotions. There is not a cure for this disease, but it is in the process. Parkinson’s disease has been around…

Cognitive functional tests of an animal can be divided into two categories, attentive and recollection tests, both of which will be examined in this experiment. [ref 1] The memory test is the Morris Water Maze and the attentive test is the Pre-Pulse Inhibition test. Both tests in this experiment are exercise different parts of the brain, the Water Maze exercises the hippocampus, and the Pre-Pulse Inhibition exercises the brainstem. The Water Maze experiment is an exercise regarding the…

to poor cognitive functioning in middle age men and women, and during abstinence, the severity of decreases in cognitive performance predicts relapse (Patterson et al., 2010; Rukstalis et al., 2005, as cited by Gould, 2010). Ecstasy increases the dopamine and serotonin levels, and stimulates norepinephrine production, and through continued use, can stunt natural production of these neurotransmitters. MDMA affects working memory and visual recall in the hippocampus. Abusers can have memory lapses…

The first thing I think of when I hear the words digital addiction is pornography, but that is not the case for this session. On Friday, September 23, 2016, I attended the pre-conference of Faith and Science at Evangel. It is talking about the biology of sin. I attended a session called “Digital Addiction” by Jeremy Harris and Erica Harris. Digital addiction deals with, the internet, screens, social media, smartphones, etc. This session focused on Smartphones on so many people cannot put their…

THESE FEEL-GOOD SUPERFOODS. ASTOUNDING AVOCADO PACKED WITH THE HAPPY HORMONE: DOPAMINE Avocados contain an amino acid called tyrosine, which triggers the body to produce dopamine, a neurotransmitter that regulates your emotions. It’s also rich in vitamins C and E, which improve your skin’s vitality and keep the pimples away. Ans life without acnes is always something to be happy about. USE IT: Get your protein and dopamine fix by topping a grilled steak with avocado chimichurri. All you need to…

Substance addiction is a patterned use of a drug in which the user consumes the substances in amounts that are harmful to themselves or possibly others. It’s important to learn about substance addiction due to the harmful health hazards it produces as well as the medical, criminal, and economical costs that comes along with it. For starters, the abuse of tobacco, and illicit drugs total up more than $740 billion dollars related to lost work, medical care, and crimes annually in our Nation.…