Stimulants mechanics of pleasure /
Like an avenue filled with neon signs, the brain's so-called pleasure pathway can light up or go dark, depending on what sort of stimulation it receives. This program explores the workings of the human nerve center under the influence of cocaine, amphetamines, and other stimulants, and shows ho...
| Other Authors: | ARTE France., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2007], c2005.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (52 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
| Series: |
Drugs and the brain.
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| Subjects: |
Brain
-- Physiology.
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Table of Contents:
- From Coca Leaves to Cocaine and Crack (3:12)
- Intense Effects of Crack Cocaine (3:28)
- Knock Out Studies: Dopamine (4:52)
- Functions of Dopamine in the Brain (4:42)
- Nucleus Accumbens (5:11)
- Cocaine: From Wonder Drug to Addiction (4:06)
- Pathological Behavioral Problems (4:26)
- Amphetamines: Prescription Stimulants and Speed (3:39)
- Psycho-Stimulants: Antidepressants (3:30)
- Stress and Biological Processes of Depression (6:30)
- Changing Perceptions of Drug Addiction and Depression (5:43)