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• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  Liver Disease
  Foodborne Illness
   

  Encephalopathy

  Encephalopathy is a nonspecific term describing a syndrome affecting the brain. Generally, it refers to involvement of large parts of the brain (or the whole organ), instead of identifiable changes ... > more
• Eye Care
  Nervous System
  Neuroscience
  Perception
  Psychology Research
  Brain Injury
   
  

  Visual system

  The visual system is the part of the nervous system which allows organisms to see. It interprets the information from visible light to build a representation of the world surrounding the body. The ... > more
• Sleep Disorder Research
  Insomnia Research
  Sleep Disorders
  Insomnia
  Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  Disorders and Syndromes
   
  

  Rapid eye movement

  Rapid eye movement (REM) is the stage of sleep characterized by rapid saccadic movements of the eyes. During this stage, the activity of the brain's neurons is quite similar to that during waking ... > more
• Perception
  Neuroscience
  Nervous System
  Eye Care
  Psychology Research
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Sensory system

  A sensory system is a part of the nervous system responsible for processing sensory information. A sensory system consists of sensory receptors, neural pathways, and parts of the brain involved in ... > more
• Intelligence
  Neuroscience
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Psychology
  Behavior
   
  

  Cognitive neuroscience

  The field of cognitive neuroscience concerns the scientific study of the neural mechanisms underlying cognition and is a branch of neuroscience. Cognitive neuroscience overlaps with cognitive ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Mental Health
  Mental Health Research
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Mental confusion

  Severe confusion of a degree considered pathological usually refers to loss of orientation (ability to place oneself correctly in the world by time, location, and personal identity), and often memory ... > more
• Nervous System
  Neuroscience
  Psychology Research
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
   

  Neocortex

  The neocortex is a part of the brain of mammals. It is the top layer of the cerebral hemispheres, 2-4 mm thick, and made up of six layers, labelled I to VI (with VI being the innermost and I being ... > more
• Nervous System
  Biology
  Neuropathy
  Life Sciences
  Neuroscience
  Disability
   

  Peripheral nervous system

  The peripheral nervous system or PNS, is part of the nervous system, and consists of the nerves and neurons that reside or extend outside the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) to ... > more
• Medical Devices
  Neuroscience
  Intelligence
  Brain Tumor
  Nervous System
  Medical Imaging
   
  

  Functional neuroimaging

  Functional neuroimaging is the use of neuroimaging technology to measure an aspect of brain function, often with a view to understanding the relationship between activity in certain brain areas and ... > more
• Tinnitus
  Hearing Impairment
  Hearing Loss
  Hypertension
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
   

  Tinnitus

  Tinnitus is a phenomenon of the nervous system connected to the ear, characterised by perception of a ringing or beating sound (often perceived as sinusoidal) with no external source. This sound may ... > more

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