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• Hearing Impairment
  Hearing Loss
  Healthy Aging
  Disability
  Perception
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Hearing impairment

  A hearing impairment is a decrease in one's ability to hear (i.e. perceive auditory information). While some cases of hearing loss are reversible with medical treatment, many lead to a permanent ... > more
• Perception
  Neuroscience
  Nervous System
  Eye Care
  Psychology Research
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Sensory system

  A sensory system is a part of the nervous system responsible for processing sensory information. A sensory system consists of sensory receptors, neural pathways, and parts of the brain involved in ... > more
• Sleep Disorder Research
  Sleep Disorders
  Insomnia Research
  Insomnia
  Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  Disorders and Syndromes
   

  Insomnia

  Insomnia is characterized by an inability to sleep and/or to be incapable of remaining asleep for a reasonable period. Insomniacs typically complain of being unable to close their eyes or "rest their ... > more
• Neuroscience
  Nervous System
  Perception
  Psychology Research
  Hypertension
  Spirituality
   
  

  Alpha wave

  Alpha waves are electromagnetic oscillations in the frequency range of 8-12 Hz arising from synchronous and coherent (in phase / constructive) electrical activity of large groups of neurons in the ... > more
• Epilepsy Research
  Epilepsy
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Diseases and Conditions
  Chronic Illness
  Birth Defects
   

  Epilepsy

  Epilepsy (sometimes referred to as a seizure disorder) is a common chronic neurological condition that is characterized by recurrent unprovoked epileptic seizures. These seizures are transient signs ... > more
• Diet and Weight Loss
  Nutrition
  Dieting and Weight Control
  Obesity
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Nutrition Research
   
  

  Gluten-free, casein-free diet

  Many parents of children with autism have reported that a gluten-free casein-free diet helps their children. According to the theory, some children are unable to digest the protein in many cereals ... > more
• Perception
  Dieting and Weight Control
  Psychology
  Consumer Behavior
  Intelligence
  Social Psychology
   
  

  Experiment

  In the scientific method, an experiment is a set of actions and observations, performed in the context of solving a particular problem or question, to support or falsify a hypothesis or research ... > more
• Gender Difference
  Racial Issues
  Language Acquisition
  Child Development
  Relationships
  Social Psychology
   
  

  Misogyny

  Misogyny is hatred or strong prejudice against women. Compared with anti-woman sexism or misandry (hatred or fear of, or strong prejudice against men), misogyny is usually regarded as directed ... > more
• Perception
  Eye Care
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Medical Imaging
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Color blindness

  Color blindness, or color vision deficiency, in humans is the inability to perceive differences between some or all colors that other people can distinguish. It is most often of genetic nature, but ... > 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

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