An Ocean Mystery In The Trillions Analysis

The article, An Ocean Mystery in the Trillions by William J. Broadjune is about information regarding a family of fish named bristle mouths. Divers have discovered the existence of this family of fish as early as 1872, living in deep ocean depths during a sea expedition. The author discusses their unique characteristics such as its ability to change its gender, “bristle like teeth”, and a strategy called counter-illumination that they use to protect themselves from predators. All the fish’s features are essential to their survival from both predators and the environment. Furthermore, there is a large amount of evidence supporting the fact that it is the most found vertebrate on the planet with a possible population of thousands of trillions. Many sea expeditions over the years have been able to confirm their large population. However, questions were raised when scientists solved the mystery of the Deep Scattering Layer during the Cold War for military purposes. The layer was composed of a large amount of sea creatures that caused sonars to determine the area as the seabed. When scientists looked further into what type of sea

The author explains the fact that neurons have “one of two types of dopamine receptors, D1 or D2.” As said in the article D1 neurons send the brain the signal to keep going which in this case is to keep drinking alcohol. D2 neurons send the opposite signal when triggered. Research states that D1 neurons are what causes addiction and when more amounts of alcohol are being drunk that people are more exposed to alcoholism. Scientists hope to use this research to find more effective solutions to treat different addictions. In summary, scientists have discovered what is inside the brain that causes addiction to solve a problem that many people face