M3 Assignment 2 Submission Assignment Task: Submit to complete this assignment Due October 25, 2017 Assignment 2: LASA # 1: Literature Review Paper The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with the opportunity to select a topic in the particu

Running head: REVIEW PAPER TOPIC PROPOSAL 1

Cognition: As it Effects Brain Chemistry and Behavior in Humans Under the Control of Substances

Objective:

The objective of this paper is to learn why people do the things they do and think the way they think when they are on substances. People who are under the influence of substances will do just about anything to get their hands on their substance of choice. This amazes me! A person will lie, cheat, steal, solicit themselves, put themselves and loved ones in harm’s way, and try to manipulate the people that are closest to them to achieve their goal-more drugs! In the right state of mind, that person would not even think of doing the things that they have done. They will burn their bridges with the people that are closest to them first, by hurting them tremendously with their actions and words, before trying to deal with a stranger or someone they just met.

In this paper, I would like to focus on addictions and how the brain and behavior is affected under these influences. I would like to know how the brain can continue to receive these chemicals and what affect it causes to the areas of the brain and its link to behavior.

I know that there is a link between the consumption of a drug through different routes and how fast it enters the blood stream and crosses the blood brain barrier. I know that there is a connection between the neurons and synapses in the brain. I also know there is a link between the reward center of the brain and dopamine, which is a chemical in the brain that is responsible for feelings of pleasure, reward, and muscle movement.

The question I would like to answer is: In what ways does substance abuse affect the brains chemistry and human behavior? The objective of this paper is to investigate these connections and the links that substances have on the brain and human behavior, which will in turn answer the questions that I have as to why people do the things that they do and think the way they think when they are on substances.

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