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Neuro Unit 5: How do our choices change our brains?

Neuro Unit 5: How do our choices change our brains?. Unit 5.1: Drugs of abuse hijack the reward pathway. Do Now:. What is addiction? How can scientists figure out what parts of the brain are involved in addiction?. Should animals be used in scientific research?.

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Neuro Unit 5: How do our choices change our brains?

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  1. Neuro Unit 5: How do our choices change our brains? Unit 5.1: Drugs of abuse hijack the reward pathway

  2. Do Now: What is addiction? How can scientists figure out what parts of the brain are involved in addiction?

  3. Should animals be used in scientific research?

  4. Comparing the Human and Rat Brain Human Brain Rat Brain

  5. How do scientists figure out what parts of the brain are involved in addiction? Complete Lab on Paper.

  6. The Data * Rat A Rat B Stimulus Food Total number of lever presses Total number of lever presses Time (min) Time (min) * Rat C Rat D Total number of lever presses Total number of lever presses Time (min) Time (min)

  7. What parts of the brain are involved in addiction? * Rat A Rat B cocaine control * Rat C Rat D

  8. The Brain’s Reward Circuit Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) Nucleus Accumbens (NAc) Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA)

  9. The Brain’s Reward Circuit Human Brain Rat Brain PFC NAc VTA

  10. Why do humans abuse drugs?

  11. Should animals be used in scientific research?

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