Assignment:
You have been asked to do a short presentation on addiction and the effects that certain drugs have on the brain. Your presentation should include the following elements:
Assignment Guidelines
1. Address the following in 10 to 12 content slides within a PowerPoint presentation:
a. What does it mean to say that someone is addicted to a drug?
- Why do people become addicted to a drug physically? Mentally?
b. What is a neurotransmitter?
- What role do neurotransmitters play with regard to brain functions and behavior?
c. What roles do dopamine and serotonin play with regard to drug use?
- How are dopamine and serotonin levels affected by various drugs?
d. What is meant by the reward pathways or the reward center of the brain?
e. What differences have been found between men and women in terms of effects of psychoactive drugs and addiction?
2. Your final presentation should follow the following format:
a. Title slide with your name, course code, and unit number
b. 10 to 12 content slides containing your responses to the above questions
- Each content slide must contain 100 to 200 words of speaker notes.
- Slides should contain bullet points not text.
c. Reference slide where all sources are referenced using APA style
3. 12 slides with speaker notes