NEGATIVE STEREOTYPE
is a stereotype (widely held belief) about an individual or group which displays them in a poor light and is…
NEO PERSONALITY INVENTORY (NEO-PI)
was first developed by U.S. psychologists Paul T. Costa (1942 - ) and Robert R. McCrae (1949 - ), the…
NEONATAL IMITATION
is the tendency for new-born babies to reproduce, imitate or copy behaviours which they observe.
NERNST EQUATION
is used to calculate the equilibrium potential at a membrane as proposed by German chemistry, Walther Hermann Nernst (1864 -…
NERVOUS HABIT
are typically actions which exert a degree of control over a situation such as biting ones nails.
NEURAL CHAIN
is a representation of a neural circuit where the neurons involved are attached end to end.
NEURAL QUANTUM THEORY
is a theory of stimulation and response which is based primarily on the all-or-none law of neural activity in that…
NEUROBLASTOMA
is a group of nerve cells which clump together forming a tumour. These cells are normally quite small, with large…
NEUROGENIC
related to a condition or event which has been caused by a component of the nervous system.
NEUROLOGY, NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, AND NEUROPHARMACOLOGY,
Is the academic and scholastic study of physiological structures relating to the brain. See also cognitive neuroscience and behavioural neuroscience.
NEUROTIC DISORDER
in the current version of the DSM (Diagnostic Statistical Manual), neurotic disorders are not actually recognized as a value diagnostic…
NEUTRAL STIMULUS
is a stimulus which whilst does stimulate a response from the nervous system, the response which is triggered is not…
NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE
was first described by Albert Niemann (1880 - 1921) where is an inherited inability to effectively store lipids which is…
NITRAZEPAM
is a benzodiazepine drug which has a half life of more than 24 hours but it does not have any…
NOCTURNAL MYOCLONUS
is the action of consistently kicking and jerking ones limbs whilst in the process of falling asleep, whilst this is…
NON SEQUITUR 1
in the context of general linguistics, non sequitur refers to a sentence which simply doesn
NONCONFORMITY
noun. displaying opinions, making decisions, or performing behaviors which are not consistent with the opinions, decisions, or behaviors of others…
NONFLUENCY
noun. A form of speech which comprises such disruptions as dyarthia, agrammatism, and dysprosody.