Neuroscience
What neurotransmitter is also known as the pleasure hormone?
Dopamine
What is the largest animal on the planet?
The blue whale
neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by a recurring desire to continue taking the drug despite harmful consequences
Substance Use Disorder
a mood disorder characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, loss of interest, and a range of other symptoms that significantly impact a person's daily life and functioning
Depression
What is Nate's favorite article of clothing?
Cardigans/Sweaters
What is our brains ability to build new neurons and neural connections in response to stimuli or trauma/injury called?
Neuroplasticity
O2 is the chemical formula for what compound?
dioxygen or naturally occurring Oxygen
A term used to describe the physical and mental symptoms that a person has when they suddenly stop or cut back the use of an addictive substance, such as opiates and opioids, nicotine products, or alcohol.
Withdrawal
a mental health condition characterized by extreme shifts in mood, energy, and ability to function, alternating between full episodes of mania and of depression
Bipolar 1
Nate was born over seas. In which Country was he born in?
China
What does SSRI stand for?
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
This country was originally used to house prisoners from the UK.
Australia
a phenomenon that occurs when an individual's response to a particular substance (drug or medication) diminishes over time due to repeated use
Tolerance/Habituation
a decline in cognitive function that affects memory, thinking, language, judgment, and behavior.
Dementia
Nate and his husband have 4 pets. What are they?
A dog, snake, lizard, and scorpion.
_______________ is our emotional center and _______________ is our main memory processing area
Amygdala, Hippocampus
Who is the killer in the 1980 horror movie Friday the 13th
Ms. Vorhees (Jason's Mother)
a phenomenon in which an organism becomes more responsive to a stimulus after being exposed to a strong or noxious stimulus
Sensitization
a progressive brain disorder that gradually impairs memory, thinking, and eventually, the ability to carry out simple tasks due to the buildup of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles
Alzheimer's Disease
Nate's favorite show is?
Bobs Burgers
What is the brains reward center?
The Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA)
True or false: There is no such thing as a black panther.
True. "Black Panther" is a general term used to describe any melanistic member of the Panthera genus, but does not refer to an individual species or specific animal.
I am an actor who not only struggles with addiction but also stars in one of Nates favorite movie franchises. Who am I?
Jamie Lee Curtis/Halloween
a mental diagnosis involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation.
Schizophrenia
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