NEUROLOGY, NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, AND NEUROPHARMACOLOGY,
Is the academic and scholastic study of physiological structures relating to the brain. See also cognitive neuroscience and behavioural neuroscience.
NEUROMODULATOR
is a chemical substance which helps to regulate the effectiveness of neurotransmitters by stimulating their release when required.
NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDER
defines any condition or disablement with respect to the body's motor and muscular systems which results due to damage to…
NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION
is the physical gap between a motor neuron and the muscle fibre which it stimulates. Once a stimulus arrives at…
NEURON (NEURONE)
of which there are many classifications, such as- motor neurons, sensory neurons and interneurons. Equally, there are many structural types…
NEURON DOCTRINE
first proposed by German physician Heinrich Wilhelm von Waldever- Hartz (1836-1921) in 1891 who said that the nervous system is…
NEURONAL CELL DEATH
via the process of apoptosis, otherwise known as programmed cell death once a cell is no longer efficient.
NEURONAL REGENERATION REGENERATION OF NERVES, NEURAL REINFORCEMENT
is the process of strengthening or amplifying a neurons response to a stimulus by introducing a second stimulus.
NEUROPATHIC PAIN
which caused by damage or injury to the peripheral nerves which is difficult to treat.
NEUROPATHY
defines any disease of the nervous system, commonly found in the peripheral nerves.
NEUROPEPTIDE
are released by neurons acting as neurotransmitters into the local tissue which include: include the endogenous opioids (e.g., enkephalin and…
NEUROPEPTIDE Y
which stimulates the process of vasoconstriction and has been linked to the regulation of feeding behaviour. Normally found in the…
NEUROPHARMACOLOGY
the study of the effect certain drugs have on the nervous system of organisms.
NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
a strand of neuroscience which examines both the normal and abnormal functions of the nervous system including chemical and electrical…
NEUROPROTECTIVE
are substances which are believed to prevent damage to the spinal cord or brain.
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
is an evaluation typically carried out by a health professional which looks at the extent of brain damage.