REWARD SYSTEM AND ADDICTION

Question 1

division of the limbic system

Answer 1

hippocampus. ..learning and memory

amygdala. …. emotional responses

Question 2

differences btw the hippocampus and the amygdala

Answer 2

hipppo. ..helps to remember an event that occured
amygdala. ..remembers if the feeling was good or bad and it also gives that gut feeling the next time it happens more like dejavu

Question 3

phases of the pleasure cycles

Answer 3

appetitive phase
consummatory phase SAC
satiety phase

Question 4

reward system is divided into

Answer 4

ventral segment area ,,,, soucrce of dopamine

nucleus accumbens ….. reciever of dopamine

Question 5

what is addiction

Answer 5

a chronic relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive drug
seeking and use despite the consequences

Question 6

how does the brain adjust to the overwhelming surges of the dopamine

Answer 6

by producing less of dopamine or by reducing the number of receptors that can recive signals

Question 7

how does the brain adjust to the overwhelming surges of the dopamine

Answer 7

by producing less of dopamine or by reducing the number of receptors that can recive signals