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Brain 101
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Background on the Brain
The Teenage Brain
How Drugs Affect the Brain
Slide3Background on the Brain
Slide4Brain Background
Different parts of the brain control different behaviors and different parts of our body Some parts of the brain do things without us thinking about while other behaviors we have more control over
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Slide5Brain Communication
Soma (cell body of the neuron)
Axon (communication channel)
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Slide6Brain Communication
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Electrical Signal
Synapses
Dendrites
Slide7Brain Communication
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Slide8The Adolescent Brain: A Work in Progress
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Slide9The Adolescent Brain: Dispelling Some Myths
Yes, the adolescent brain is developing structurally But, it still functions!
Slide10The Adolescent Brain: Dispelling Some Myths
Prefrontal Cortex
Physical Coordination
Back
Front
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Slide11Adolescent (and Young Adult) Brain
Slide12Slide13Adult Brain
Slide14Slide15The Adolescent Brain: Dispelling Some Myths
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Slide16Why is This Important?
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Slide17How Drugs Affect the Brain
Slide18Drugs and the Brain
Drugs can affect the brain by: Stimulating the “reward pathway” of the brain 2) Copying the natural chemical messengers (neurotransmitters) in the brain
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Slide19Drugs and the Brain
Dopamine
Slide20Reward Pathway
Drugs and the Brain
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Slide21Reward Pathway
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Drugs and the Brain
Slide22Drugs and the Brain
Acetylcholine
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Slide23Denoble File #3: Earmuffs
Denoble File #3: Earmuffs
Arizona Department of Health Services
Slide24Unit Quiz
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