Millions of football fans will experience withdrawal symptoms now that the Super Bowl and football season is overWhen an individual experiences pleasurable activity, such as watching a football game, dopamine is released in the nucleus accumbens region of the brain.

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter (brain chemical) related to the brain's pleasure centers However, the individual is left feeling deprived once the pleasurable activity endsThis feeling of depravation is similar to what a smoker feels when deprived of a cigarette....