{"id":318,"date":"2013-05-22T14:17:45","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T14:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog-thebrain.org\/?p=615"},"modified":"2022-01-04T19:50:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T19:50:30","slug":"links-on-pleasure-and-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog-thebrain.org\/advanced\/2013\/05\/22\/links-on-pleasure-and-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Links on Pleasure and Drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"This week, as I have before in this blog<\/span><\/span><\/a>, I am posting a set of new links to other web sites that discuss a subject covered in\u00a0The Brain from Top to Bottom<\/em>. For each link, I also provide a brief description of the relevant article or other content on the site in question.<\/p>\n

The subject this week is the sub-topic \u201cPleasure and Drugs<\/strong>\u201d under the topic \u201cPleasure and Pain\u201d, and the sites in question all provide insights into the way that various drugs affect our brains. As you see, the first two sites deal with alcohol. It is worth remembering that however legal alcohol may be, it too is a psychoactive substance\u2014in other words, a drug.<\/p>\n

Molecular Level<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"i_lien\" <\/strong>Intoxicating Studies: The Effects of Alcohol on Social Behavior<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Psychologists examine how alcohol<\/span><\/a><\/span> affects our behaviour when we philosophize, flirt, post graffiti, etc.<\/p>\n

\"i_lien\" <\/strong>Booze and our brains.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

In addition to its effects on the brain\u2019s neurons, alcohol also apparently affects the brain\u2019s immune cells, through their TLR4<\/sub> receptors.<\/p>\n

\"i_lien\"\u00a0<\/strong>Chocolate cravings and the menstrual cycle<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Like a number of other aspects of their lives, the strong craving that some women experience for chocolate<\/span><\/a><\/span> may be influenced by their hormonal cycle.<\/p>\n

\"i_lien\"\u00a0<\/strong>COGNITIVE ENHANCEMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

People consume \u201cpsychostimulant\u201d drinks and other forms of \u201cspeed\u201d, such as the nicotine<\/span><\/a><\/span> in tobacco, to improve their concentration, among other reasons. But as with any other drug, this \u201ccognitive improvement\u201d comes at the cost of inevitable side effects.<\/p>\n

\"a_exp\"\u00a0<\/strong>Perinatal Caffeine, Acting on Maternal Adenosine A1 Receptors, Causes Long-Lasting Behavioral Changes in Mouse Offspring<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Pregnant mice who were given modest doses of caffeine<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0gave birth to offspring that, as adults, exhibited increased locomotor activity.<\/p>\n

Psychological Level<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"i_lien\" <\/strong>Drogues et d\u00e9pendances<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A French-language general portal to content about drug consumption<\/span><\/a><\/span>, drug dependency<\/span><\/a><\/span>, risk factors, and protection factors.<\/p>\n

\"i_lien\" <\/strong>Undoing cocaine\u2019s consequences<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A rich, stimulating environment has a beneficial effect on people with substance dependencies, even when these dependencies are well established.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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