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alprazolam, 103 Alzheimer’s dementia, 223, 224, 260 Amanita muscaria, 92 amine group, 32 amino acids, 32-33 amnesias, 223 amobar ...

arecoline, 96 aroma, 138 artificial intelligence, 254,275 asparagusic acid, 143 “asparagus pee” smell, 143 aspartame, 151 aspart ...

beta-carotene, 165-66 biological clock, 232-35 bipolar cells, retina, 167-68 bipolar disorder, 250 bipolar neurons, auditory sig ...

Broca, Paul, 211-12 Broca’s area, 211f, 211-12, 213 Brugmansia, 95 Buddhism, 237, 260, 262 2-butene-1-thiol, 142, 143 Caenorhabd ...

cerebral cortex, 10-11, 153f, 217-19 auditory system, 183 cell layers, 210f electrical activity, 201, 203 electron micrograph, 5 ...

Claviceps purpurea, 110 Cl-ions, 48, 49, 49f, 51-53, 56 cocaine, 91, 107-8 coca plant, 107 cochlear implant, 185 codon, 45 Coffe ...

cranial nerves, 11f, 74 Crick, Francis, 44-45, 47 curares, 92 Curie, Marie, 39 cyclic-adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), 70, 71, 22 ...

diffusion, 48-49 dimethylsulfide, 143 dimethyltryptamine (DMT), 112 Dimorphotheca aurantiaca, 130 dipeptide, 33 diploid chromoso ...

effector enzymes, 71 Ehrenfest, Paul, 40 Einstein, Albert, 38, 39,220 Ekman, Paul, 243-44 electrical synapse, 61, 62f electricit ...

entheogen, 110 enzymatic inactivation, 64 ephaptic coupling, 218, 219 Ephedra, 108-9 ephedrine, 27, 108 epilepsy, 83, 84, 213,22 ...

fats, 30 fatty acid, 30-31 feelings, 241, 242 fentanyl, 106 filopodia, 119 fish, brain, 10f flavor, 156-57 fluoxetine, 23-24, 25 ...

GDP (guanosine diphosphate), 70 gene, 38 genetic code, 45 genetics, 38 gene transcription, 46 gene translation, 46-47 geranial, ...

hammer, anvil and stirrup, ear, 178, 179f haploid chromosome number, 116 head injuries, 197 hearing auditory signaling, 182-83 c ...

Huxley, Aldous, 110 Huxley, Andrew, 55 hydrocarbons, 24-25 hydrocodone, 105 hydrogen, 24-25 hydrogen bonding, 28-29 hydromorphon ...

x-ray technology, 198 indole, 141 infrared radiation, 129, 131 infrasound, 132 inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSP), 67-68 i ...

language Broca’s area, 211-13 cortical areas, 211, 211f hemispheric specialization, 209-13 Wernicke’s area, 211-13 Lashley, Karl ...