Card 43 / 54: A common effect of consuming relatively small amounts of alcohol is to make people more sociable. What drug category does alcohol fall into, and what might explain that effect?
A)
depressant; alcohol first inhibits our existing social inhibitions, so it works as a net dis-inhibitor
B)
stimulant; alcohol causes release of norepinephrine which acts as an alerting agent
C)
stimulant; alcohol causes release of dopamine, which causes social interaction to be more rewarding
D)
depressant; alcohol causes release of dopamine, which causes social interaction to be more rewarding
Answer:
A) depressant; alcohol first inhibits our existing social inhibitions, so it works as a net dis-inhibitor
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Prof.John GabrieliNeuroscientist
MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology
USA
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