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Bob-Dole

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Dr. Miller was lecturing on dopamine as the key neurotransmitter of reward and addiction; her main points were that rats will not press a lever for amphetamines or cocaine.
 
  If given a drug that ___ dopamine activity, and the same drug will block the ___ effects of ESB.
  a. agonizes, rewarding
  b. antagonizes, rewarding
  c. blocks, punishing
  d. facilitates, rewarding

Question 2

Reuptake and inactivation are two mechanisms that prolong synaptic responses.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


nathang24

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

False


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