VEGETATIVE SOUL
with regard to the ideas of Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, the form of soul possessed by plants.
VENN DIAGRAM
a visual symbolization of components and associations in set algebra. It is a figure wherein circles symbolize the set's components,…
VENTRAL STREAM
a sequence of specialized visual areas inside the brain's cerebral cortex which begin inside the occipital lobe's striate cortex and…
VASCULAR SCLEROSIS
thickening of the blood vessels' walls, potentially correlated to hypertension. In audition, the condition can continue onto hearing loss, frequently…
VENTRICULOATRIAL SHUNT
a surgically made pathway for draining cerebrospinal fluid from the brain's ventricles to the exterior jugular vein, as in the…
VENLAFAXINE
an antidepressant which functions by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin; it is a member of the SNRI categorization.…
VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA
a region inside the midbrain ventral onto the periaqueductal gray and the dorsal to the substantial nigra. It makes up…
VENTROPOSTERIOR NUCLEUS
a nucleus of the thalamus inside the brain which conveys messages to the main somatosensory region inside the anterior parietal…
VENTRICULAR SYSTEM
the network of ventricles and paths inside the spinal cord, brain, and subarachnoid cavity via which the cerebrospinal fluid filtrates…
VERBAL COMPREHENSION
a person's capacity to comprehend the language utilized by other people, as ascertained by their receptive vocabulary and linguistics abilities.
VERBAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY
a type of behavior therapy, cultivated within the 1960's, which is based upon the standards of observational learning and conditioning…
VERBAL CONDITIONING
the conditioning of a verbal reaction via reinforcement, generally rendered in the form of reward or positive attention. The experiment…
VERBAL FACTOR
a factor attained through factor analysis which symbolizes the latent characteristic rooted in verbal skills.
VERBAL MASOCHISM
a sex-based disorder wherein a person gets satisfaction from hearing words which are embarrassing and offending and obtains sexual arousal…