...101st Congress commissioned study ("Neurotoxicity: Identifying and controlling the poisons the nervous system") to investigate its increasing complications. The rationale behind the study is the alarming rate neurotransmitter diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, etc.) are occurring in today's society.

The nervous system comprises the brain, the spinal cord, and a vast array of nerves and sensory organs that control major body functions. Movement, thought, vision, hearing, speech, heart function, respiration, and most other physiological processes are controlled through this complex network of nerve processors, transmitters, hormones,...

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