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• Epilepsy Research
  Epilepsy
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Birth Defects
  Disorders and Syndromes
   

  Seizure

  Seizures are temporary abnormal electro-physiologic phenomena of the brain, resulting in abnormal synchronization of electrical neuronal activity. They can manifest as an alteration in mental state, ... > more
• Early Humans
  Human Evolution
  Anthropology
  Evolution
  Intelligence
  Evolutionary Biology
   

  Hominid intelligence

  The nature and origins of hominid intelligence is a much-studied and much-debated topic, of natural interest to humans as the most successful and intelligent hominid species. There is no universally ... > more
• Psychedelic Drugs
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Spirituality
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Illegal Drugs
   
  

  Psilocybin

  Psilocybin (also known as psilocybine), is a psychedelic alkaloid of the tryptamine family. It is present in many species of fungi, including those of the genus Psilocybe, such as Psilocybe cubensis ... > more
• Illegal Drugs
  Psychiatry
  Schizophrenia
  Depression
  Addiction
  Psychedelic Drugs
   

  Psychopharmacology

  Psychopharmacology is the study of drug-induced changes in mood, thinking, and behavior. These drugs may originate from natural sources such as plants and animals, or from artificial sources such as ... > more
• Intelligence
  Spirituality
  Perception
  Psychology
  Behavior
  Social Psychology
   
  

  Belief

  Belief is usually defined as a conviction of the truth of a proposition without its verification; therefore a belief is a subjective mental interpretation derived from perceptions, ... > more
• Memory
  Dementia
  Intelligence
  Educational Psychology
  Neuroscience
  Psychology
   
  

  Memory

  Memory is the ability of the brain to store, retain, and subsequently recall information. Although traditional studies of memory began in the realms of philosophy, the late nineteenth and early ... > more
• Dementia
  Alzheimer's Research
  Alzheimer's
  Healthy Aging
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  Dementia

  Dementia is progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Particularly affected areas may be memory, attention, ... > more
• Alzheimer's
  Alzheimer's Research
  Healthy Aging
  Dementia
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Alzheimer's disease

  Alzheimer's disease (AD), also known simply as Alzheimer's, is a neurodegenerative disease that, in its most common form, is found in people over age 65. Approximately 24 million people worldwide ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Pharmacology
  Personalized Medicine
  Pharmaceuticals
  Sports Medicine
   

  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
• Psychology
  Neuroscience
  Intelligence
  Racial Issues
  Behavior
  Perception
   
  

  Confirmation bias

  In psychology and cognitive science, confirmation bias (or confirmatory bias) is a tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions, leading to statistical ... > more

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