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• Sleep Disorder Research
  Sleep Disorders
  Insomnia Research
  Insomnia
  Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  Menopause
   

  Night terror

  A night terror, also known as sleep terror or pavor nocturnus, is a parasomnia sleep disorder characterized by extreme terror and a temporary inability to regain full consciousness. The subject wakes ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  Pharmacology
  Healthy Aging
  Personalized Medicine
  Sports Medicine
  Today's Healthcare
   

  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
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Schizophrenia
  Psychiatry
  Bipolar Disorder
   

  Delusional parasitosis

  Delusional parasitosis is a form of psychosis in which sufferers hold a delusional belief they are infested with parasites. It is usually diagnosed as a subtype of delusional disorder. A related ... > 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
• Alzheimer's Research
  Alzheimer's
  Dementia
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Healthy Aging
  Parkinson's Research
   

  Dementia with Lewy bodies

  Dementia with Lewy bodies is the second most frequent cause of hospitalization for dementia, after Alzheimer's disease. Current estimates are that about 60 to 75% of diagnosed dementias are of the ... > more
• Schizophrenia
  Parkinson's
  Controlled Substances
  Illegal Drugs
  Insomnia
  Pharmacology
   
  

  Dopamine

  Dopamine is a chemical naturally produced in the body. In the brain, dopamine functions as a neurotransmitter, activating dopamine receptors. Dopamine can be supplied as a medication that acts on the ... > more
• Anger Management
  Social Psychology
  Borderline Personality Disorder
  Psychology
  Relationships
  Psychiatry
   
  

  Narcissism

  The word is derived from a Greek myth. Narcissus was a handsome Greek youth who rejected the desperate advances of the nymph Echo. As punishment, he was doomed to fall in love with his own reflection ... > 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
• Opium
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Addiction
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
   

  Opioid

  An opioid is any agent that binds to opioid receptors, found principally in the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract. There are four broad classes of opioids: endogenous opioid peptides, ... > more
• Anxiety
  Racial Issues
  Social Psychology
  Perception
  Psychology
  Educational Psychology
   

  Culture of fear

  Culture of fear is a term that refers to a perceived prevalence of fear and anxiety in public discourse and relationships, and how this may affect the way people interact with one another as ... > more

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