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• Neuroscience
  Perception
  Intelligence
  Sleep Disorders
  Insomnia
  Brain Injury
   
  

  Electroencephalography

  Electroencephalography is the neurophysiologic measurement of the electrical activity of the brain by recording from electrodes placed on the scalp or, in special cases, on the cortex. The resulting ... > more
• Sleep Disorder Research
  Sleep Disorders
  Insomnia Research
  Insomnia
  Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Sleep

  Sleep is the state of natural rest observed throughout the animal kingdom, in all mammals and birds, and in many reptiles, amphibians, and fish. In humans, other mammals, and many other animals ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  ADD and ADHD
  Sports Medicine
  Pharmacology
  Healthy Aging
  Addiction
   
  

  Methylphenidate

  Methylphenidate (MPH) is an amphetamine-like prescription stimulant commonly used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and ... > more
• Intelligence
  Psychology
  Gender Difference
  Perception
  Consumer Behavior
  Child Psychology
   

  Intuition (knowledge)

  Intuition is an immediate form of knowledge in which the knower is directly acquainted with the object of knowledge. Intuition differs from all forms of mediated knowledge, which generally involve ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Down Syndrome
  Psychiatry
  Autism
   

  Tic

  A tic is a sudden, repetitive, stereotyped, nonrhythmic, involuntary movement (motor tic) or sound (phonic tic) that involves discrete groups of muscles. Tics can be invisible to the observer (e.g.; ... > more
• Neuroscience
  Social Psychology
  Relationships
  Language Acquisition
  Perception
  Child Development
   

  Communication

  Communication is the process of exchanging information, usually via a common protocol. "Communication studies" is the academic discipline focused on communication forms, processes and meanings, ... > more
• Parkinson's
  Parkinson's Research
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Diseases and Conditions
  Chronic Illness
  Caregiving
   

  Parkinson's disease

  Parkinson's disease (paralysis agitans or PD) is a neurodegenerative disease of the substantia nigra, an area in the basal ganglia of the brain. The disease involves a progressive disorder of the ... > more
• Schizophrenia
  Bipolar Disorder
  Psychiatry
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Mental Health
  Depression
   
  

  Psychosis

  Psychosis is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state in which thought and perception are severely impaired. Persons experiencing a psychotic episode may experience hallucinations, hold ... > 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
• Psychiatry
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Mental Health
  Depression
  Child Development
  Autism
   

  Anti-psychiatry

  Anti-psychiatry refers to approaches (sometimes seen as a coherent movement) which fundamentally challenge the theory or practice of mainstream psychiatry in general, and biological psychiatry in ... > more

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