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Acetylcholine
described, 45, 154
in immune response, 120
in neurotoxicosis, 84
in pesticide poisoning, 80
receptors for, 45, 47
in stress response, 119–120
Acetylcholinesterase, 80
ACTH (adrenocorticotropic
hormone), 115, 120
Action potential, 18–19, 154
Addiction, 49, 108–112, 154
Adenohypophysis, 116, 154
Adrenal medulla, 25, 154
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
(ACTH), 115, 120
Ageusia, 65, 154
Agonists, 50, 154
Alcohol
and brain disorder, 97–98,
150–151
effect on cerebellum, 40, 83
fetal alcohol syndrome, 29
Alpha activity, 127–128, 154
Alpha motor neurons, 84, 154
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis),
140
Alzheimer’s disease, 95, 147–148,
149
Amine neurotransmitters. See
Monoamines
Amino acid neurotransmitters, 46,
48–49
Amnesia, 48, 95–98, 151, 154
Amphetamines, 110
Amygdala
described, 154
in emotions, 103–106
in limbic loop, 81
location, 36, 82
in memory, 93, 100
in stress response, 119
Amygdalofugal pathway, 106, 154
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),
140
Analgesia, 49, 154
Anandamide, 110, 154
Anencephaly, 28
Anomia, 148, 154
Anosmia, 66, 154
Antagonists, 50, 155
Anterior (defined), 24, 155
Anterior commissure, 106, 155
Anterograde amnesia, 96, 155
Antidiuretic hormone. See Vasopressin
Antioxidant enzymes, 151–152, 155
Antioxidants, 151–152, 155
Antipsychotic drugs, and movement
disorders, 139
Apraxia, 140, 155
Aqueous humor, 53, 54, 155
2-Arachidonoyl, 110, 155
Arachnoid membrane, 41, 42, 155
Arachnoid space, 42, 155
Arachnoid trabeculae, 41, 42, 155
ARAS (ascending reticular activating
system), 124–126, 155
Aristotle, 52
Arousal, 124–126, 127–128
Ascending reticular activating
system (ARAS), 124–126, 155
Association areas, 81, 155
Associative learning. See Classical
conditioning
Astrocyte, 16, 156
Ataxia, 140, 156
Auditory (defined), 156
Auditory sense, 58–62
Autoantibodies, 121
Autoimmune disease, 121, 136–137,
156
Autonomic ganglia, 33
Autonomic nervous system
components, 32, 43–44
defined, 156
development, 25
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