Some Neuroscientists Have Argued That Long-Term Use of Some Drugs

question 120

Multiple Choice

Some neuroscientists have argued that long-term use of some drugs leads to a chronic (all-the-time) increase in the activation level of fear/anxiety systems in the brain. This is an example of ________.

• A) Allostasis.
• B) Homeostasis.
• C) The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis.
• D) Adaptive immunity.

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