| A | Amyloid beta |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| APP | Amyloid precursor protein |
| EEG | Electroencephalogram |
| EMG | Electromyogram |
| NFT | Neurofibrillary tangle |
| LDT | Laterodorsal tegmentum |
| LTP | Long-term potentiation |
| MAPT | Microtubule-associated protein tau |
| MWM | Morris water maze |
| nNOS | Neuronal nitric oxide synthase |
| NREM | Non-rapid eye movement |
| PS1 or PSEN1 (or PS1) | Presenilin 1 |
| PPT | Pedunculopontine tegmentum |
| REM | Rapid eye movement |
| RWM | Radial water maze |
| SWS | Slow wave sleep |
| VLPO | Ventrolateral preoptic area |
| ZT | Zeitgeber |