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NORPRAMIN

noun. A brand name for desipramine.

NOVELTY

the quality of being new and uncommon. It is one of the primary identifying aspects directing focus. The attraction to

NUCLEOLUS ( NUCLEOLI)

the formative composition inside a the nucleus of a cell that is the place where ribosomes are assembled.

NUMERICAL COMPETENCE

the capacity retained by some animals to recognize and name the cardinal numbers correlated with varying amounts of items and

NYCTOPHILIA

noun. An extreme favorability for night time or the dark. Commonly referred to as noctiphilia.

NAIVE PERSONALITY THEORIES

are ideas about a person or object which are normally held implicitly rather than explicitly. They are a collection of

NARCOSYNTHESIS

involves the administration of narcotics which stimulate the recall of emotional traumas in the individuals life. These experiences are then

NATIONAL ACADEMIES NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR THE MENTALLY 111 (NAMI)

is a network of self-help groups which span across America providing emotional and educational support for the families of those

NATIVISM

is the philosophical position that the mind or brain has certain innate structures present which play a role in the

NATURAL MONISM

implies that all sciences are reducible to physics and chemistry. Natural monism is the theory that there is a single

NAUSEOUS

defines an odour which is characteristic of faeces and carrion flowers in the Zwaardemaker smell system.

NECROPHOBIA

describes an irrational and persistent fear of corpses.

NEFAZODONE

is an antidepressant drug which is related (chemical comparison) to the drug trazodone. Nefazodone is an serotonin antagonist drug, which

NEGATIVE INCENTIVE

is an object which instead of stimulating a positive response will instead encourage and stimulate avoidant behaviours.

NEGATIVE TROPISM

is the action of actively moving away from a specific source of stimulation.

NEOCEREBELLUM

is the lateral zone, which in humans is by far the largest part, constitutes the cerebrocerebellum.

NEOPHASIA

describes a language system which is created an individual with its own vocabulary and grammar.

NERVE FIBER

is the axon of a neuron itself which extend from the cell body of the neuron, find roughly midway between

NEST BUILDING

is a form of behaviour which is best observed in animals such as- fish, birds and mammals which involves finding

NEURAL DARWINISM

was first proposed by U.S. neuroscientist Gerald M. Edelman (1929 - ) in 1987, in which he explained his biological