Sentences with phrase «memories addictive drugs»
Pavlovian memories Addictive drugs cause dopamine neurons, which synthesize and store the neurotransmitter dopamine, to release it, signaling to other brain areas to take note of the context surrounding the drug — the better to replicate the experience in the future.
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Addiction - related memories are exceptionally strong and stable, suggesting that addictive drugs remodel the brain's circuitry in a prominent and lasting way.
In the meantime, the current study builds evidence that addictive drugs appropriate the neurobiological tools of learning and memory to create long - term changes in brain reward pathways.
Since the identical brain «reward pathways» are used by both types of drugs, they can be equally addictive and also may cause side effects like memory loss, hip fractures, impaired thinking, and dizziness.