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...nervous system. The work of the neuroscientists has already produced an exponential increase in man's understanding of the brain-and a good bit of immediately applicable knowledge as well. It has led to a host of new medical and surgical treatments for such disorders as schizophrenia, depression, Parkinson's disease and epilepsy. It has also resulted in improved and promising new techniques for relieving pain and controlling some forms of violence...
...know that two groups of drugs, which include chlorpromazine and haloperidol, are remarkably effective in relieving the thought disorders, hallucinations and extreme withdrawal of schizophrenia, a chronic psychosis that affects one person out of every 100. Both drugs, if administered in excess, can produce symptoms similar to those of Parkinson's disease, a neurological disorder characterized by uncontrollable tremors and lack of coordination. Parkinson's disease is caused by a lack of dopamine, a substance that transmits nerve impulses, in the brain centers that coordinate movement. Biochemical and electrophysiological studies have shown that chlorpromazine and haloperidol block...
...Parkinson avenged Aiken's earlier save on a breakaway by notching a token third goal for Penn late in the period. But it was a case of too little, too late for Bob Crocker's 1-2 Quakers...
Aiken, although he faced only 15 shots, made some big saves, including two on breakaways by Brian Jacks and Ed Parkinson...
...addition to the top line, Crocker also has four other returning lettermen. John Harwood, an alternate captain, Peter Leef, Bruce Craig and Pete Cahill will be bolstered by sophomores Marc Irwin, Ed Parkinson, Rick Murphy and Paul Stewart...