La ciencia de la adicción

The video explains how drug consumption can lead to addiction by affecting the brain's reward center, which is responsible for motivating essential survival actions by providing pleasure. Drugs like cocaine increase dopamine levels, leading to overstimulation and changes in brain structure, reducing dopamine receptors. This results in a decreased ability to feel pleasure from natural activities, causing dependence on drugs. The brain's natural response to seek pleasure becomes excessive and uncontrolled, explaining addiction.

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