FoundationalConceptsNeuroscience

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pons, 11f, 78, 81, 182, 236
positron emission tomography (PET), 204-7, 255
cyclotron, 206-7
fluorine-18, 205-6
spatial and temporal resolution, 208
potassium ions, 48, 50-53, 55-56, 60
prefrontal cortex, 249f
prestin, 183
Priestley, Joseph, 21
primary structure, protein, 35
Principles of Psychology, The (James), 7,261
procaine, 91
propanethiol, 145
proprioception, 128-29
prosopagnosia, 171, 209
proteins, 32-35
myoglobin, 34
structure, 35
synthesis, 33-34
pseudogenes, 137
psi, 262
psilocin, 28,111
Psilocybe mushrooms, 28, 111
psilocybin, 111, 113
psychedelic mushrooms, 111
psychedelics, 109-13
psychoactive drugs
alcohol, 101-4
amphetamine-type stimulants, 108-9
caffeine, 99-100
cannabinoids, 113-15
cocaine, 107-8
nicotine, 101

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