NETWORK-MEMORY MODEL
is one of the many theories of memory which implies that the long-term memory store is a chain of similar…
NEURAL PARENCHYMA
are distinct tissues from other structural or supporting elements of the nervous system which are essential to the functioning of…
NEUROANATOMY
is the academic and scholastic study of physiological structures relating to the nervous system.
NEUROFIBROMA
are generally caused by the proliferation and general damage caused to Schwann cells resulting in a tumour or peripheral cells.
NEUROLOGICAL EVALUATION
Is one of the major examinations which physicians undergo with new patients typically looking at their- speech and behaviour, orientation…
NEUROPEPTIDE
are released by neurons acting as neurotransmitters into the local tissue which include: include the endogenous opioids (e.g., enkephalin and…
NEUROTENSIN (NT)
is a neuropeptide which is secreted by the hypothalamus for use across the central nervous system.
NEURULATION
is the process, usually during early development, where the first neurons are formed along with the neural tube and neural…
NICOTINE WITHDRAWAL
is described in the DSM (Diagnostic Statistical Manual) as: Dysphoria or depressed mood- insomnia- irritability, frustration, or anger- anxiety- difficulty…
NISSL BODIES
was first proposed by Franz Nissl (1860 - 1919) which are microscopic particles which consist of only granular endoplasmic reticulum…
NOISE EFFECTS
describes any physiological response or stress response to the adverse noise levels, one such example is the inability to fall…
NONCENTRAL T DISTRIBUTION
a t-distribution wherein the noncentrality parameter isn't equivalent to zero.
NONDISJUNCTION
noun. the failure of chromosome couples to part ways during the cell division process. Hence, both progress to the nucleus…
NONNUTRITIVE SUCKING
the sucking by newborns and young babies of items which do not render milk, in order, for instance, to elicit…
NONSPECIFIC EFFECT
a result or consequence whose particular cause or precipitating features are unrecognized, for instance, the impact on a patient of…
NON-WESTERN THERAPIES
alternatives or complements to classical Western types of and techniques in psychotherapy and counseling which emphasizes the body, and the…
NORMATIVE INFLUENCE
the private and interpersonal procedures which cause people to feel, think, and behave in ways which are aligned with cultural…