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  Nocebo

  In the strictest sense, a nocebo response is where a drug-trial's subject's symptoms are worsened by the administration of an inert, sham, or dummy (simulator) treatment, called a placebo. In its ... > more
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  Political science

  Political science is the field of the social sciences concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior. Fields and subfields ... > more
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  Myopia

  Myopia is a refractive defect of the eye in which images focus in front of the retina. This may be caused by a defect of the lens/cornea or when the shape of the eye is longer then usual. Those with ... > more
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  Methamphetamine

  Methamphetamine (also referred to as methylamphetamine or desoxyephedrine) is a synthetic stimulant drug used for both medicinal and recreational purposes (the latter use is illegal in most ... > more
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  Suicide

  Suicide is the act of willfully ending one's own life. Suicide is sometimes used as a noun for one who has committed or attempted the act. Suicidal ideation frequently results from the experience of ... > more
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  Thalamus

  The thalamus is a part of the brain. The two thalami are located in the center of the brain, one beneath each cerebral hemisphere and next to the third ventricle. Functionally the thalami can be ... > more
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  Paranoia

  In popular culture, the term paranoia is usually used to describe excessive concern about one's own well-being, sometimes suggesting a person holds persecutory beliefs concerning a threat to ... > more
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  Competition

  Competition is the act of striving against another force for the purpose of achieving dominance or attaining a reward or goal, or out of a biological imperative such as survival. Competition is a ... > more
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  Olfaction

  Olfaction, the sense of odor (smell), is the detection of chemicals dissolved in air (or in water, by animals that live under water). In vertebrates smells are sensed by the olfactory epithelium ... > more
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  Ocular dominance

  Ocular dominance, sometimes called eye dominance or eyedness, is the tendency to prefer visual input from one eye to the other. It is somewhat analogous to the laterality of right or left handedness, ... > more

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