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| This glossary comes from False Messengers: How Addictive Drugs Change the Brain, by David Friedman, PhD, and Sue Rusche, Harwood Academic Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1999. A
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| W Wernicke, Carl The scientist who discovered the area of the cerebral cortex that allows us to understand language. People with damage in this area of the cortex are unable to understand spoken or written words. Wernicke-Korsakoff's syndrome A brain disorder characterized by the loss of the brain's ability to store memories.
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Withdrawal Physical symptoms in the body and brain that occur after cessation of drug use in a person who is physically dependent on that drug. Working memory See Short-term memory.
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