Neuroplasticity, Learning, Differences, & Addiction

Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to...

The pleasure chemical in your brain is called...

• dopamine

• prefrontal cortex

• hippocampus

• synapse

The connection between neurons and where plasticity happens in the brain is...

• dopamine

• prefrontal cortex

• hippocampus

• synapse

The part of your brain that deals with emotions and memory is the...

• dopamine

• prefrontal cortex

• hippocampus

• synapse

The part of your brain that deals with decision-making is the...

• dopamine

• prefrontal cortex

• hippocampus

• synapse

When you are easily harmed or affected by something, you are...

Using drugs or drinking alcohol during teen years is not a huge deal because young people can just “bounce back.”

• True

• False

People can stop being addicted if they just try harder or have more willpower.

• True

• False

We can be addicted to more than just drugs or alcohol.

• True

• False

You are more likely to become addicted to a drug and become addicted more quickly when you try it in your teenage years, than when you are an adult.

• True

• False