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How do cns depressants affect the brain?

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NEURO-CHEMISTRY: The brain is a system of interconnecting nerves, and chemical neurotransmitters allow signals which pass from nerve cell body to another, culminating in a sensation or response. Chemical depressants inhibit these reactions, and modify usual brain activity.

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Answered 10/15/2017

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