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• Autism
  Child Development
  Birth Defects
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Children's Health
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Autism

  Autism is classified as a neurodevelopmental disorder that manifests itself in markedly abnormal social interaction, communication ability, patterns of interests, and patterns of behavior. Although ... > more
• Neuroscience
  Developmental Biology
  Intelligence
  Nervous System
  Sports Medicine
  Perception
   

  Neuroscience

  Neuroscience is a field of study that deals with the structure, function, development, genetics, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system, divided into the central ... > more
• Social Psychology
  Borderline Personality Disorder
  Psychology
  Relationships
  Behavior
  Perception
   

  Charisma

  The word charisma refers to a rare trait found in certain human personalities usually including extreme charm and a "magnetic" quality of personality or appearance along with innate and powerfully ... > more
• ADD and ADHD
  Mental Health
  Psychiatry
  Educational Psychology
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Anxiety
   
  

  Procrastination

  Procrastination is the deferment or avoidance of an action or task which requires completion by focusing on some other action or task. For the person procrastinating, this can result in a loss of ... > more
• Insomnia Research
  Insomnia
  Sleep Disorder Research
  Sleep Disorders
  Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  Disorders and Syndromes
   

  Sleep deprivation

  Sleep deprivation is an overall lack of the necessary amount of sleep. A person can be deprived of sleep by their own body and mind, insomnia, or actively deprived by another individual. Sleep ... > more
• Neuroscience
  Nervous System
  Psychology Research
  Language Acquisition
  Intelligence
  Perception
   
  

  Occipital lobe

  The occipital lobe is the visual processing center of the mammalian brain. The primary visual cortex is Brodmann area 17, located in the interior portion of the occipital lobe at the calcarine sulcus ... > more
• Autism
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Children's Health
  Child Development
  Psychiatry
   
  

  Asperger syndrome

  Asperger syndrome, also referred to as Asperger's syndrome, Asperger's, or just AS, is one of five neurobiological pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) that is characterized by deficiencies in ... > more
• Intelligence
  Child Development
  Child Psychology
  Parenting
  Psychology
  Language Acquisition
   
  

  Theory of cognitive development

  Although there is no general theory of cognitive development, the most historically influential theory was developed by Jean Piaget, a Swiss Psychologist (1896-1980). His theory provided many central ... > more
• Neuroscience
  Nervous System
  Psychology Research
  Intelligence
  Language Acquisition
  Memory
   
  

  Amygdala

  The amygdala (Latin, corpus amygdaloideum) is an almond-shape set of neurons located deep in the brain's medial temporal lobe. Shown to play a key role in the processsing of emotions, the amygdala ... > more
• Relationships
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Psychology Research
  Neuroscience
   
  

  Laughter

  Laughter is the biological reaction of humans to moments or occasions of humor: an outward expression of amusement. Laughter is subcategorised into various groupings depending upon the extent and ... > more

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