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lorazepam, 103 Lorentz, Hendrik, 39 Lorenz, Konrad, 130 LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), 110-11, 113 Lu Chao, 221, 222 lucid dr ...

melanopsin, 234 melatonin, 231-32 memory, 221 Aplysia californica, 228-30 consolidation, 222 declarative, 227 dementia, 223 drug ...

methamphetamine, 27, 108 methanethiol, 143 3-methyl-1-butanethiol, 142, 143 methylbutyrate, 145 methylphenidate, 108 microfilame ...

myoglobin, 34 Na* ions, 48-60, 49f naive realism, 127 Na/K pumps, 50-51, 55-56, 58, 205-6 narcolepsy, 238 nasal epithelium, 136, ...

polypeptides, 82 serotonin, 79-80 neurotrophin, 122 Newton, Isaac, 20, 38, 258, 263 Nicot, Jean, 101 Nicotiana, 101 Nicotiana ta ...

durian fruit, 144-45 flowers, 141-42 jasmine, 141-42 perfume, 138 pheromones, 146 roses, 141 spices, 138-41 sulfur compounds, 14 ...

paranormal, 262 parapsychological, 262 parasympathetic ganglia, 75 parasympatholytic, 76 parasympathomimetic, 76 parietal lobe, ...

photoreceptor cells human retina, 159, 160f retina, 167-68 phototaxis, 126 phototropism, Phycomyces sporangiophores, 126, 127f P ...

pons, 11f, 78, 81, 182, 236 positron emission tomography (PET), 204-7, 255 cyclotron, 206-7 fluorine-18, 205-6 spatial and tempo ...

opium and opioids, 104-6 psychedelics, 109-13 sedative-hypnotics, 101-4 psychopharmacology, 93, 98 psychosis, 108 Psychotria vir ...

retinal achromatopsia, 162 retinal-hypothalamic pathway, 234 retrieval, memory, 222-23 retrograde amnesia, 223 retrograde neurot ...

scacciapensieri, 175,176f,177f Schrédinger, Erwin, 39, 41, 220, 263 Schultes, Richard Evans, 271 scopolamine, 95,112 scotoma, 17 ...

rapid eye movement (REM), 235-36, 238, 240 vivid dreaming, 236-37 sleep apnea, 238 sleep hygiene, 238 sleep paralysis, 238 sleep ...

spin, quantum, 199 spinal cord, 9-13, 73-75, 88, 118, 188, 193, 219, 236 spiral ganglion, 182 split-brain patient, 213-16, 214f ...

flavor, 156-57 gustation, 147 hotness, spiciness or pungency, 153-54 salt, 148 sour, 149 sweet, 149-52 umami, 152-53 taste bud, ...

Turing, Alan, 254 ultrasound, 132-33 ultraviolet radiation, 129, 130-31 umami taste, 152-53 understanding, 254 unsaturated lipid ...

61 sensory perception, 128 split-brain patient, 214-15 Volta, Alessandro, 16 voltage, nerve cell membrane, 51 voltage-gated chan ...

About the Author I was born and grew up in Indiana, in the American Midwest, and was curious about the workings of nature from a ...

which he would explore this very subject. His name was Max Del- briick, and although he had a Nobel Prize for being one of the f ...

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