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2001: A Space Odyssey (film), 3, 4-5, 241
acetylcholine, 65, 78-79, 82, 236
acetylcholine receptors (AChRs), 73, 91-
94
acoustic trauma, hearing loss, 183
action potential, 53, 54f
addiction, 109, 248, 260
adenine, 35-36, 42, 44-46
adenosine, 82, 100
adenosine triphosphate (ATP), 50
Africa, human ancestors, 2-3
agnosia, 171
agonist, 75-76
albuterol, 77
alchemy, 20
alcohol, 101-4
Aldini, Giovanni, 16
allyl isothiocyanate, 156