VESTED INTEREST
the degree to which an outlook item is viewed as being associated with an individual's material self-interest. It is presumed…
VESTIBULOSPINAL TRACT
a trace which transmits impulses to the spinal cord from the vestibular nuclei. It is separated into medial and lateral…
VICARIOUS ENJOYMENT
the satisfaction one gets as an outcome of another's gains or other positive encounters, frequently due to an identification with…
VINELAND SOCIAL MATURITY SCALE,
presently consists of objects for ages from infancy to 90 years old. Information is collected via a scoring form or…
VISCERAL BRAIN
the region of the brain which is engaged in the neurophysiological management of emotion-based actions and experience. Its significant structures…
VISUAL ANGLE
the angle subtended by a visual objective at the nodal point of the eye. The girth of an adult thumb…
VISUAL CYCLE
the biochemical and biophysical chain of occurrences which are inclusive of the excretion of all transretinal from riiodopsin during light…
VISUAL ILLUSION
a misinterpretation of exterior visual stimulants which takes place as an outcome of either a pathological condition or a misperception…
VISUAL RECOGNITION TEST
any test wherein involved parties are requested to identify a sequence of familiar items during one or more visual displays…
VISUAL-SPATIAL ABILITY
the capacity to understand and idealize visual symbolizations and spatial associations in learning and in the carrying out of jobs…
VOCAL-IMAGE VOICE
audible speech trends which have been electronically converted into visual trends which can be perceived by individuals with extensive hearing…
VOLTAGE-GATED ION CHANNEL
an ion channel which opens or closes in reaction to the voltage variation across the membrane, like the voltage-gated sodium…
VOMERONASAL SYSTEM
a group of specialized receptor cells which, in non-human mammals, is vulnerable to pheromones, and thereby plays an imperative role…
VULVAL ORGASM
orgasm generated from arousal of the vulva. Some researchers have postulated two forms of orgasm, vulval and uterine, the latter…
VALIDATING MARRIAGE
a lasting marriage wherein the couple show respect for one another even whenever they are not in agreement on something.
VAN BUCHEM'S SYNDROME
an autosomal aberration characterized by Otosclerosis and thickening of bones of the skull, face, and trunk, causing facial paralysis and…
VARIATIONS OF AGING
single differences in the impacts of aging elicited either by intrinsic aspects or via extrinsic aspects .