Neurology

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CYBERNETIC EPISTEMOLOGY

an analysis that confronts the philosophical problems of epistemology in regard to computation, frequently by implementing computational knowledge representation and

ABILITY

noun. Level of aptitude one is either born with or is trained to perform

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

accomplishment and achievement of education through higher learning principles

ACRONYM

An abbreviated form of a title that includes several words, but is regarded as a one word grammatically in terms

ACUITY

Keenness of perception, sensory is the accuracy that any sensorial stimulus is understood as- optical is keenness of vision.

ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM

a relentless attitudinal trend that permits people to rise to the challenges like can present.

AFFERENT PATHWAY

a sensory pathway that conducts impulses from a sense organ toward the brain or spinal cord or from one brain

AGONIST

noun. 1. a neurotransmitter, narcotic, chemical, or other stimulant that ties itself to a receptor spot and elicits a reaction,

ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS (ASC)

a condition of emotional or mental operating that is considerably unique from traditional conditions of awareness, those being marked by

AMPHETAMINES

a team of drugs that encourage the reticular development in the human brain and result in a distribution of stored

ANECDOTAL METHOD

a research method based on personal recollections of a case, as opposed to specific, empirically derived investigation. Can provide ideas

ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA

loss of memory for events that occur after the onset of amnesia. Also involves a lack of new learning post-amnesia.

APHASIA

u. refers to loss or impairment in the ability to understand or comprehend language - or to express oneself through

APPROPRIATE DEATH

the death a person would choose if given the opportunity - which is heavily influenced by perception. The concept draws

ARTICULATION

1. the process of producing and using the speech sounds required for intelligible and meaningful speech. Articulation is a complex

ASSIMILATION

n. 1. in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the process of incorporating new information into pre-existing cognitive schemas. See

ATHLETIC COPING SKILLS INVENTORY (ACSI)

a common self-report inventory that is used to assess an individual

ATTITUDE SCALE

a measure or assessment used to assess an attitude - usually for the purpose of comparison.

AUDITORY LOCALIZATION

the ability to identify both the position and changes in position of sound sources based on solely acoustic information. For

AUTOMATIC DRAWING

the act of drawing images, doodles, or objects while in a hypnotic trance or in a situation in which the