NEUROSECRETION
is an umbrella term used to describe the exocytosis of substances such as hormones or neurotransmitters by neural tissue.
NIHIL EX NIHILO FIT
was first introduced by Parmenides, a Greek philosopher around 480 BC. It is a simple expression, in Latin, which simply…
NOMINALISM
was primarily active during medieval philosophy with a belief that only concrete particulars have real substantial existence and the existence…
NONATTITUDC
noun. originally proposed by Philip I. Converse, an very dismal outlook which has little persistence over time and little rejection…
NONDIRECTED DISCUSSION METHOD
a conversation between at least two people about a particular subject without format of any kind or the impeding of…
NONLINEAR REGRESSION MODEL
any regression model which isn't linear in its parameters. These models can't be resolved by the techniques of ordinary least…
NONREVERSAL SHIFT
with regard to discriminations involving two choices, an alteration in predicaments such that stimulants which were previously not essential in…
NONVERBAL LEARNING DISORDER (NLD)
an acquisition incapability which is marked by limited skills in critical thinking and impediments in processing non-verbal data. This impacts…
NORMALIZATION PRINCIPLE
the idea which people with cognitive or tangible impairments shouldn't be denied cultural and carnal unions and engagement in societal…
NORTRIPTYLINE
noun. a tricyclic antidepressant, a so-called secondary tricyclic, which is the primary metabolic product of amitriptyline. Even though its clinical…
NREM SLEEP
non-rapid-eye-movement sleep: times of sleep wherein dreaming, as implied by rapid eye movements (REM), generally doesn't arise. During these times,…
NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS
one of the biggest of the septal nuclei, that is given dopaminergic innervation from the ventral tegmental region. Dopamine emitted…
NARCOTIC STUPOR
is the state of lethargy or limited mobility and decreased responsiveness which results after ingesting an opioid.