NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES
are collections of insoluble hyperphosphorylated tau protein which have been associated with the development of neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's…
NEUROLOGICAL AMNESIA
defines any loss of memory which is due to an injury affecting the nervous system.
NEUROPATHY
defines any disease of the nervous system, commonly found in the peripheral nerves.
NEUROSYPHILIS
usually results in blindness and an array of severe neurological deficits such as memory impairment and an inability to concentrate…
NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR
any polypeptide which is synthesized and then released by neurons to support their growth.
NICOTINE DEPENDENCE
is described in the DSM (Diagnostic Statistical Manual) as: a cluster of cognitive, behavioural, and physiological symptoms indicating continued use…
NIRVANA PRINCIPLE
with respect to psychoanalytic theory, the Nirvana principle is the idea that all instincts and life principles aim to remove…
NOISE DOSE
is a measure of the percentage of the noise which a employee is subjected to in relation to the maximum…
NONCENTRAL F DISTRIBUTION
an f-distribution wherein the noncentrality parametere isn't equivalent to zero.
NONDIRECTIVE TEACHING MODEL
a individual-oriented teaching model, correlated with Carl rogers's technique, which is mostly concerned with growing the capability for self-instruction while…
NONNORMATIVE INFLUENCES
affects on lifespan growth which are abnormal, in which they happen to just one or a few people and do…
NONSHARED ENVIRONMENT
with regard to behavior genetic analyses, those facets of a surrounding climate which peoples living together don't share and which…
NONVERBAL VOCABULARY TEST
an examination of vocabulary which doesn't neccesitate a verbal reaction, like one wherein the participant must point to a picture…
NUCHAL RIGIDITY
rigidity along the posterior area of the neck, that can be correlated with trauma, damage, or neurological illness.
NUISANCE PARAMETER
a parameter of secondary focus which has to be approximated in effort to attain an approximation of or challenge a…
NURSING BEHAVIOR
the supervision by a female of essential nutrition for her young children until they're able of attaining their own food…