2007-06-07 11:42:36 · 22 answers · asked by Jen 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
False, the addiction all comes from the r-complex, it makes emotions and activities seem irresitible. It is the lowest part of the brain, and contains the involuntary parts, and those are what becomes addicting.
2007-06-07 11:45:04 · answer #1 · answered by Steve C 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
False
Findings suggest that enzyme may be manipulated phamalogically to control brain receptor
Canada - The discovery of a molecular 'addiction switch' in the mammalian brain has the potential to control the addiction process in drug addicts, say U of T researchers.
A study published Jan. 18 in the online edition of Nature Neuroscience finds that a region of the brain called the VTA contains receptors that, when exposed to a certain enzyme, can control the switch from an addicted to non-addicted state and back again.
This goes against previous ideas that viewed drug addiction as a permanent change in the brain, says lead author Steven Laviolette who conducted the research while a PhD student at U of T's Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology with senior author Professor Derek van der Kooy.
2007-06-07 11:47:08 · answer #2 · answered by on2lifesjourney 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
False. The brain does play a role..
2007-06-07 11:45:13 · answer #3 · answered by DTott 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
False
2007-06-07 11:45:16 · answer #4 · answered by chante 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
false.
Why: the brain tells you what you need. And in addictions, you think you "need" it.
Also the body and brain become addicted to the feeling of the endorphines that can be released.
So people who do extacy, have a release of saratonin. Which is a vital homrone in the brain. The reason they keep doing it is to get that release in the brain.
hence the brain is part of the addiction role.
2007-06-07 11:51:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
False! Most addictions are a result of chemical state alterations in the brain.
2007-06-07 11:44:49 · answer #6 · answered by cyahlaytar 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
False. The brain is the thing that makes you addicted to it. It keeps sending you pulses that you need more of something.
2007-06-07 11:47:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
False! It's been proven the brain is the major cause of addiction along with genetics and upbringing, etc.
2007-06-07 11:45:30 · answer #8 · answered by Staveros 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
False. I think studies have shown that brain chemistry can be radically changed through addiction, which makes the addiction harder to fight.
2007-06-07 11:45:11 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Addiction is a mental problem so it is all in the brain. What you think is a physical need is actually a mental need to do whatever you're addicted to
2007-06-07 12:04:10 · answer #10 · answered by Beaver 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋