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• 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
• Psychology
  Social Psychology
  Behavior
  Child Psychology
  Intelligence
  Child Development
   
  

  Psychology

  Psychology is both an academic and applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. Psychologists study such phenomena as perception, cognition, emotion, ... > more
• Neuroscience
  Intelligence
  Brain Tumor
  Medical Imaging
  Nervous System
  Psychology Research
   
  

  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
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Mental Health
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Mental Health Research
  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
• Borderline Personality Disorder
  Psychiatry
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Eating Disorders
  Mental Health Research
   

  Personality disorder

  Personality disorders form a class of mental disorders that are characterized by long-lasting rigid patterns of thought and behaviour. Because of the inflexibility and pervasiveness of these ... > more
• Anxiety
  Psychiatry
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Psychology Research
   
  

  Anxiety

  Anxiety is a physiological state characterized by cognitive, somatic, emotional, and behavioral components. These components combine to create the feelings that we typically recognize as fear, ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Infant's Health
  Sports Medicine
  Sleep Disorder Research
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
   

  Sudden infant death syndrome

  Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is any sudden and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant aged one month to one year. The term cot death is often used in the United Kingdom, and crib ... > more
• Intelligence
  Psychology
  Educational Psychology
  Child Psychology
  Perception
  Child Development
   

  Genius

  A genius is a person with distinguished mental prowess. This can manifest either as a foremost intellect, or as an outstanding creative talent. The IQ of a genius is usually defined as 140 or ... > more
• Memory
  Educational Psychology
  Neuroscience
  Perception
  Child Development
  Language Acquisition
   
  

  Mnemonic

  A mnemonic is a memory aid. Mnemonics are often verbal, something such as a very short poem or a special word used to help a person remember something. Mnemonics rely not only on repetition to ... > more
• Nervous System
  Neuroscience
  Psychology Research
  Hormone Disorders
  Sports Medicine
  Gynecology
   
  

  Hypothalamus

  In mammals, the hypothalamus is a region of the brain located below the thalamus, forming the major portion of the ventral region of the diencephalon and functioning to regulate certain metabolic ... > more

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