Explain how the drug influences both the brain and behavior.

BOTH Due TODAY 9/6 20:00 EST (8pm EST)

Discussion One

The Mouse Party

Access the Mouse Party interactive module. Select one mouse, influenced by the drug of your choice, and complete the simulation by viewing all of the relevant slides. Next, perform a web search on the drug you selected and locate additional resources that will help you answer the following:

Briefly describe why you chose this drug and how many people are estimated to be using/abusing it.

Explain how the drug influences both the brain and behavior.

Discuss what you think (if anything) needs to be done to combat addiction to this substance and provide a rationale for your position.

Your initial post must be a minimum of 200 words and utilize at least two scholarly source (e.g., the course textbook, a peer-reviewed article, or a professional web source), cited according to APA format.

Discussion Two

Explain the processes involved in how one senses the world around them (sight, touch, hearing, etc). If you had to give up one, which would it be? Why? What in your life (think about home, work, school) would be impacted by this lack of sense? How does perception influence your sensory systems?

Your initial post must be a minimum of 200 words and utilize at least one scholarly source (e.g., the course textbook, a peer reviewed article from the Ashford University Library, or a professional web source), cited according to APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.