Vocabulary
Academic Word List
- aid
- chemical
- consequences
- conversely
- depressed
- exhibit
- function
- linked
- maintain
- psychological
- react
- release
- specific
Other Vocabulary
- container
- disorders
- disrupted
- eccentric
- impulsivity
- irritability
- mimic
- nerve
- paranoid
- stimulate
- suppression
- suspicious
- trait
- uptake
Exercise
Pre-Reading
Use the questions to begin a discussion. Try to be sure everyone in your group gives their opinion and explains why they hold that opinion before moving on to the next question.
- Is there anything you have eaten that seemed to have an effect on your mood or how you felt (for example, caffeine or cigarettes)? What effect did it have on you?
- How do you think different chemicals are able to make changes to your personality or behaviour?
Reading
Read the title of the Reading passage. In your group, discuss what this means to you and try to predict what the Reading may be about.
Nerve Cells