NERVOUSNESS
is characterized as the feeling of apprehension and restless with a tensile feeling.
NEURAL CONDUCTION
is the physical passage a nerve impulse takes along a nerve fibre or collection of fibres.
NEURAL RETINA,
see also amacrine cells- retinal bipolar cells- retinal horizontal cells- retinal ganglion cells.
NEUROCONTROL
is an umbrella term used to describe a range of meanings. For example, neurocontrol could relate to the control of…
NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDER
defines any condition or disablement with respect to the body's motor and muscular systems which results due to damage to…
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
is an evaluation typically carried out by a health professional which looks at the extent of brain damage.
NEUROTIC NEEDS
in the context of psychoanalytic theory, are the excessive drives and demands which individuals who are classed with neurotic tendencies…
NEUTRALIZATION
in the context of psychoanalytic theory, it is the use the sexual and aggressive energy in problem solving, creative imagination,…
NIGHT HOSPITAL
is a unit found within a main hospital (usually) which provides its services during the evening.
NITROUS OXIDE
was first isolated in 1772 by British chemist Joseph Priestley (1733 - 1804) which is still used as an analgesic…
NODAL POINT
defines the point on the optical axis of the eye where it connects in the visual field with their projections…
NOMINAL FALLACY
is a false belief that a phenomenon is understood if its named or labelled.
NONADAPTIVE TRAIT
such as eye colour or the ability to curl ones tongue are good examples of traits which do not help…
NONCONSCIOUS PROCESSES
procedures which do not themselves achieve awareness, even though their eventual results or consequences might have aware affect.
NONGENETIC INHERITANCE
the communication of behavioral or physiological acts between generations without any direct inherited basis. The form of maternal care a…
NONVERBAL ABILITY
the capacity to comprehend and manipulate non-verbal stimulants, like patterns, shapes, and colors.
NOREPINEPHRINE RECEPTOR
any of many specific receptors in the CNS and SNS which bind and react to norepinephrine or compounds which immitate…