Index 



Acetylcholine 



as transmitter substance, 1 1 38 

 in coronary vessels, 1133-1137 

 cerebellar activity and, 1 255 

 reticular formation and, 1289 

 vasodilator responses after, 1 1 54 

 ACTH ; see Adrenocorticotrophic hor- 

 mone 

 Adenohypophysis : see Anterior pituitary 

 Adrenal cortex 



activity after hypophysectomy, 1016 

 Adrenal medulla 



denervation and, 993 

 Adrenal medullary hormones 



see also Epinephrine, Norepinephrine 

 nervous reflex activation of neurohy- 

 pophysis and, 1033 

 Adrenocorticotrophic hormone 



body temperature control and, i 189 

 secretion 



central nervous system effects, 1 008 

 dual theory of, 1020 

 external environment and, 1008 

 humoral control, 1013 

 hypothalamic lesions and, 1023 

 hypothalamic stimulation and, 1025 

 nature of active substance, 1055 

 neurohypophysis and, 1014 

 neurosecretion and, 1054, 1055 

 pituitary stalk section and, 1019, 



1020 

 transplantation and, 1019, 1020 

 Adynamia 



description, 912 

 lesions producing, 876 

 Afferent hbers 



see also Nerve fibers 

 diameter 



in muscle, 930 

 in skin, 930 

 from Golgi tendon organs, 931 

 gamma 



hypothalamic vv'arming and, 1 188 

 posture and, 1077 

 Group I 



definition, 930 

 subdivisions, 932 



Group II 



definition, 930 



flexor reflexes and, 945, 946 



reflex regulation of posture, 944 



Group III 



definition, 930 



flexor reflexes and, 945, 946 



primary distribution in spinal cord, 934 



properties in spinal cord, 934 



relays, compared to motor, 935 



sensory, influence on motor output, 823 



unmyelinated reflex effects, 947 

 After-discharge 



definition, 936 

 Age 



body temperature control and, 1191 



neurosecretion and, 1047 



spinal respiratory centers and, 1116 

 Agnosia 



parietal lobe lesions and, 827 

 Akinetic mutism 



reticular formation and, 1 297 

 Ammon's horn : see Hippocampus 

 Amphetamine 



EEG arousal and, 1291 

 Amygdala, 1395- 141 6 



afferent connections, 1396-1399 



anatomy, 1395-1399 



as moderator of subcortical integra- 

 tion, 1410 



behavior, 1411 



commissural connections, 1403 



connections and function, 1410 



cortical connections, 1399, 1401 



efferent connections, 1399- 1403 



elcctrophysiology, 1399-1403 



endocrine changes, 1411 



epilepsy and, 1413 



functional significance, 1415-1416 



hallucinations and, 1415 



latency changes, 1401 



lesions in, 1410-1413 



modulatory influence, 1416 



obliteration, 1401 



olfaction and, 1 396 



pathophysiology, 141 3-1415 



phylogeny, 1396 



potentiation, 1401 



projection system, diagram, 1400 



recruitment, 1401 



sensory connections, 1397 



stimulation, 1362, 1391, 1403-1410 

 behavioral responses, 1406 

 dynamic aspects, 1409 

 EEG arousal and, 1 404 

 electrocortical responses, 1403 

 endocrine responses, 1405 

 hippocampal response, 1402 

 level of awareness and, 1406 

 map of responses, 1407 

 masticatory movements, 1404 

 motor activity and, 1404 

 motor responses, 1404 

 psychic phenomena, 1406 

 responses of mediation, 1409 

 sensory and, 1398 

 sexual behavior, 1406 

 tabulation, 1408 

 vegetative responses, 1 404 



subnuclei, 1395 



topograph of function, 1407 

 Amygdaloid ; see Amygdala 

 Amygdaloid seizures 



activity, 1414, 1415 



activity spread, 141 5 



hypothalamus, 1415 



mesencephalic tegmentum, 1415 



subthalamus, 1415 

 Anencephali 



lesions in, 906 



motor performances, 905, go6 

 Anesthetics 



body temperature control, 1 190 



reticular formation and, 1 289 

 Anterior commissure 



amygdaloid connections, 1403 

 Anterior insular cortex : see Orbitoinsulo- 



temporal cortex 

 Anterior pituitary 



see also Pituitary gland; Adrenocortico- 

 trophic hormone, Gonadotrophic 

 hormone; Thyrotrophic hormone 



anatomy, 1007-101 1 



1423 



