NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
is a branch of the National Academy of Sciences which is assigned studies by the U.S. Congress to then conduct.
NATURAL HIGH
is a state of increased happiness and elation which has not been induced by introducing substances into the body. It…
NEGATIVE DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS (SYMBOL: S' OR S-)
is a stimulus, which in operant conditioning, signifies that a response will not be reinforced.
NEGATIVE SELF-VERIFICATION THEORY
is a theory which suggests when people request feedback about their mood, their negative beliefs are confirmed and their depressed…
NEONATAL DRUG DEPENDENCY SYNDROME
typically results in a low weight of the child which is due to a mothers drug addiction or usage which…
NEPIOPHILIA
describes a strong desire or feeling of sexual arousal by infants, a strand of paedophilia.
NEURAL AXIS
describes the role the spinal cord plays in the structure of the nervous system, most neurons split at the spinal…
NEURAL PLATE
is a region of tissue found in the ectoderm layer on the dorsal surface of an embryo. This neural plate…
NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
a strand of neuroscience which examines both the normal and abnormal functions of the nervous system including chemical and electrical…
NEUROTIC DEPRESSION
defines any major depressive episode which is without psychotic features.
NEUTRAL POINT
is the parameter at which a single wavelength of visible light appears uncoloured, either showing as white or grey to…
NICTITATING MEMBRANE
is otherwise known commonly as the third eyelid is a thin fold of semi-transparent membrane which can be pulled across…