Question

cocaine and amphetamines are similar in all but which of the following ways?

A) Both increase brain levels of dopamine.

B) Both can lead to a type of psychosis.

C) Both directly stimulate reward pathways to the brain.

D) Both induce feelings of extreme pleasure or euphoria.

E) Both produce a relatively long-lasting "high".

Answer 1

Answer is as follows:

C)Both directly stimulate reward pathways to the brain.

Explanation-Stimulant is substance that raises levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body.. Psychic stimulants include caffeine, cocaine, and various amphetamines.These drugs enhance the alertness of the mind,reduces drowsiness and the feeling of tiredness and exhaustion.. Thus the both drug types act as stimulants of central nervous system and both influence the same chemical processes in the brain.