The Neurotransmitter GABA Plays What Role in Drug Use and Addiction

question 57

Multiple Choice

The neurotransmitter GABA plays what role in drug use and addiction?

• A)It acts as the "brain police."
• B)It acts as the "gatekeeper."
• C)It acts as the "transporter."
• D)It acts as the "stimulator."

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Definitions:

Action Potential

A rapid rise and subsequent fall in voltage or membrane potential across a cellular membrane, a process essential for nerve impulse transmission.

Electrical Voltage

The difference in electric potential between two points, which drives the flow of electric current in a circuit.

Neurogenesis

The process of generating new neurons in the brain.

Transcranial Direct

Likely referring to transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a form of neurostimulation that uses constant, low current delivered to the brain area via electrodes on the scalp.