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INDEX
Acetylcholine
defined, 155
impaired function in disease, 15–16
loss of in Parkinson’s disease, 102–3
in memory formation, 12–13
memory loss treatment, 16–18
nicotinic receptors, 19–20
Acetylcholinesterase, 17, 155
Acid rain, 71
Action potentials, 129–32, 155
Addiction
amnesia in, 11–12
cocaine, 47–48
food/drug effects, 44–45
heroin, 45, 59
marijuana, 58
morphine, 46
nicotine, 13, 19–20, 41, 45, 50, 111
Adenosine, 86–87, 92
ADHD, 20, 36, 37
Aging of brain
auditory system, 104, 143–44
caloric restriction, 96–98, 106–7
death, 92–93
food/drug effects, 94–96, 105
inflammation in, 99–103, 108
lifespan, 93–94, 101, 128–29
miracle cures, 109–12
nervous system changes, 103
obesity, 55–56, 59–60, 63–64, 92, 107–9
regions most affected, 98–99
senescence, 91–92
sleeping/dreaming effects, 89–90
slowing, 106
touch sense, 105–6
vestibular system, 104–5
visual system, 104, 139–42
Alcohol, 100, 152–53
All-meat diet, 64
Alternative medicines, 112–14