PSYC 327 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Memory Consolidation, Temporal Lobe, Socalled
16 Dec 2016
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Uofm 15,000 hs student survey of seniors said that protion who believed greater risk in regular marijuana use rose from 35% in. 1978 to 79% in 1991 then retreated to 47% in 2010. After peaking in 1978, marij use in us hs seniors declined through. Adopted individuals more susceptible to alc dependence if one or both biological parents have history of it. Identical rather than fraternal twin with al dependence puts one at inc risk for alc problems. Bots who at age 6 are excitable, impulsive, fearless are more likely to smoke drink and use other drugs. Rats that prefer alc drink to water. Strain has reducled levels of brain chemical npy. Mince engineered to overproduce npy are sensitive to alcohols sedating effect and drink little. Genes that are more common among people and animals predisposed to alcohol dependence exist, and they are seeking to find genes that contribute to tobacco addiction.
