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Cocaine and crack cocaine are psychostimulants that affect neurons containing dopamine in the areas of the brain known as the limbic and frontal cortex. When cocaine is used, it generates a feeling of confidence and power. However, when large amounts are taken, people "crash" and suffer from physical and emotional exhaustion as well as depression.

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Cocaine cause the sudden release the brain of a neurotransmitter called?

True. Cocaine causes the sudden release in the brain of a neurotransmitter called dopamine. Source. Prentice Hall


What does meth do to your body systems?

Meth affects the central nervous system by flooding the brain with dopamine, the neurotransmitter responsible for feelings of pleasure and reward. Because meth provides the brain with an artificial source of dopamine, it can cause the neurotransmitter to fire abnormally. The brain will then chase that rush of dopamine, quickly facilitating addiction to meth. It may then be difficult for the brain to produce dopamine normally without the presence of meth.


Does meth kill brain cells?

No but it causes changes in the brain. Some contaminants in street heroin may damage the brain. If one overdoses, the lack of oxygen could kill brain cells. The main health risk of heroin is addiction and overodose.


What ion enters the axon nerve terminal to cause exocytosis of the neurotransmitter is called?

The ion that enters the axon nerve terminal to trigger neurotransmitter release is calcium (Ca2+). When an action potential reaches the nerve terminal, voltage-gated calcium channels open, allowing calcium ions to flow into the cell and initiate the process of exocytosis of neurotransmitter-containing vesicles.


What is acetylecholine?

Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter that helps transmit electrical nervous impulses from one nerve to another. Commonly found when a nerve terminates in a muscle (the neuromuscular junction) to cause contraction.

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Cocaine cause the sudden release the brain of a neurotransmitter called?

True. Cocaine causes the sudden release in the brain of a neurotransmitter called dopamine. Source. Prentice Hall


What is the cause of chorea?

The basic cause of choreic movements is overactivity of a neurotransmitter called dopamine in a set of structures deep within the brain known as the basal ganglia.


What does meth do to your body systems?

Meth affects the central nervous system by flooding the brain with dopamine, the neurotransmitter responsible for feelings of pleasure and reward. Because meth provides the brain with an artificial source of dopamine, it can cause the neurotransmitter to fire abnormally. The brain will then chase that rush of dopamine, quickly facilitating addiction to meth. It may then be difficult for the brain to produce dopamine normally without the presence of meth.


What causes Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonian-like syndrome?

The immediate cause of Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonian-like syndrome is the lack of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain.


The neurotransmitter most likely produced when a person uses a drug that creates a sense of well-being is?

Most likely Dopamine which in excess accumulated in the brain cause schizophrenia.


Does methamphetamine cause tooth decay?

Not to all users, but it can.


What is the neurotransmitter used to cause contractions in muscles?

Acetylcholine


Does methamphetamine cause myth mouth how old is ozzie osborne?

Methamphetamine does cause myth mouth, and Ozzy Osborne is 65 years old. He was born on December 3, 1948.


What neurotransmitter causes low blood pressure?

The neurotransmitter epinephrine can cause the blood pressure to become low. This neurotransmitter also regulated the heart rate. It is often controlled by stress.


What are the typical Effects of speed on the brain?

Amphetamine and methamphetamine (the latter being more potent) cause the release of dopamine, serotonin and noradrenaline from axon terminals. Since the parts of the brain that contain the richest density of these cells are also involved in mood, perception, cognition and to a lesser extent, movement - this explains the cognitive and behavioral changes that occur following abuse of this class of drug.


Which neurotransmitter has been associated with physiological arousal and is possibly connected with thrill seeking?

Too little of this neurotransmitter can cause Parkinson's disease.


Does meth kill brain cells?

No but it causes changes in the brain. Some contaminants in street heroin may damage the brain. If one overdoses, the lack of oxygen could kill brain cells. The main health risk of heroin is addiction and overodose.