Activities
WRITE down the details of a dream which you had recently; capture as much detail as possible. Or, if you are unaware of your dreams, ask someone you know for the details of one of their dreams.
THINK ABOUT about your sleep habits. WRITE about how much sleep you get nightly, the effects you experience when sleep-deprived, and if you have any sleep disturbances.
VISIT The New Science of Addiction, a genetic science learning center from the University of Utah. Explore the many interactive learning activities on this website, including the following:
- Drugs and the Reward Pathway
- Mouse Party
- The Brain's Reward Pathways
- Make a Mad, Mad, Mad Neuron
- Addiction and Genes
What observations and understanding do you learn from studying these drugs and their relationships.
Why do you think people in almost every culture use psychoactive drugs and search for altered states of consciousness (including using meditation and hypnosis)?