When the Doctors Tried to Determine What Was Causing Jorge'sspeech

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When the doctors tried to determine what was causing Jorge'sspeech disturbances, muscle weakness, and loss of coordination, they finally diagnosed the problem as multiplesclerosis. Because he had carefully studied Chapter 2 in hispsychology text, Jorge knew that multiple sclerosis is caused by excessive levels of the neurotransmitter called dopamine.

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Definitions:

Environmental Temperature

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Circadian Rhythms

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