Why We Do What We Do

Index

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• Page numbers followed by f indicate figures.

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• absent-mindedness 65f
• ACC see anterior cingulate cortex
• accidents, attention-related 86
• acetaldehyde 302
• acetaminophen 198
• acetylcholine 9f, 288f
• acoustic memory 51f, 52
• acute insomnia 282
• AD see Alzheimer's Disease
• addiction 84
• Adelson, Edward 133
• adenosine 276–77
• adenosine triphosphate (ATP) 289
• adolescence 16, 17–18, 281
• adrenal gland 224
• adrenal medulla 224
• adrenaline 39, 224, 226, 294
• advertising language 114–15
• after-the-fact information 67
• ageing reversal 286
• agnosia 129
• alarm response 222
• alcohol 60f, 278, 301–02
• aldosterone 224
• alpha rhythms 234
• alpha waves 282
• Alter, Adam, Irresistible 84
• Alzheimer's Disease (AD) 57, 68–69, 69f, 279, 285
• American presidential election, 2016 43
• amino acids 287, 288f, 289
• amnesia 57, 58, 61
• amygdala 26, 27f
  • change response 198
  • emotional memory 38–39
  • fear 34, 35
  • flashbulb memories 59
  • memory formation 56
  • mindfulness 235
  • olfactory memory 52
• anchoring 158
• Andreasen, Nancy 177
• anger 37–38, 43
• angular gyrus 184
• anomic aphasia 96f
• anorexia nervosa 300
• anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) 198, 234, 257f
• anterograde amnesia 58, 58f, 67
• anticipation of regret 155
• antimeria 99
• antisocial personality disorder 34
• anxiety 199, 283
• aphasia 96, 96f
• Apple company 191, 207
• Asch, Solomon 154
• Asperger's syndrome 32–33
• associations 57, 64
• ATP (adenosine triphosphate) 289
• attention 75–91
  • headlines 115–17
  • impact on daily life 80–85
  • learning relationship 88–89
  • science of 75–79
• attention-related accidents ...