Many of the Addictive Drugs Activate the Same Pleasure Centers

question 367

Multiple Choice

Many of the addictive drugs activate the same pleasure centers as are activated by food and sex. Many of these pleasure centers are located in the

• A)hypothalamus.
• B)medulla.
• C)cerebellum.
• D)corpus callosum.

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Definitions:

Correlational Study

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