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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…

NEUROBLAST

describes an undifferentiated cell which may develop into a nerve cell.

NEUROGENESIS

produces neurons through the division of non-neuronal cells.

NEUROLOGY

Is a strand of the subject of medicine which expressly examines the nervous system in both healthy and diseased states,…

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…

NITOMAN

a common or trade name for a drug called tetrabenazine.

NOCTURNAL EMISSION

otherwise known as a wet dream, these are dream occurrences which result in the complete ejaculation. Studies have shown that…

NOMADISM

is the pathological (becoming unhealthy) desire to wander between two places, sometimes aimlessly repeatedly changing ones residence and occupation which…

NON COMPOS MENTIS

is a term used in legal situations when referring to an individual or client who is legally insane or mentally…

NONCOMPETITIVE

with regard to pharmacology, referencing a drug which impacts a neurotransmitter receptor while at the same time binding at a…

NONFALSIFIABLE EXPLANATION

an explanation which is basically not able of being shown to be incorrect by any empirical processes. Such explanations are…

NONOVERT APPEALS

with regard to marketing and advertising, methods wherein the advertising message is displayed by seemingly commonplace persons who make no…

NONSTRIATE VISUAL CORTEX

the several areas of cortex which encompass the striate cortex and engage in the processing of visual stimulants beyond the…

NOONAN

a inherited disorder which consists of the skeleton, gonads, heart, and skin and is rendered as an autosomal dominant trait.…

NORMATIVE-REEDUCATIVE STRATEGY

with regard to cultural psychology, the concept ascertaining that societal alterations ought to be based upon active re-education of persons…

NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY (NGRI)

a last judgment made in a courtroom if the defendant has been deemed to exhibit an absence the cognitive capacity…