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Neuroscience & Psychology: Threshold, Alzheimer's, Anorexia, Auditory, Nervous System, Quizzes of Developmental Psychology

Definitions for various terms related to neuroscience and psychophysics, including the absolute threshold, alzheimer's disease, anorexia nervosa, auditory nerve, automatic processes, autonomic nervous system, and axon.

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TERM 1
Absolute threshold
DEFINITION 1
operationally defined as the stimulus level at which a
sensory signal is detected half the time.In neuroscience and
psychophysics, an absolute threshold is the smallest
detectable level of a stimulus.
TERM 2
Alzheimer's disease
DEFINITION 2
A chronic organic brain syndrome characterized by gradual
loss of memory, decline in intellectual ability, and
deterioration of personality.
TERM 3
Anorexia nervosa
DEFINITION 3
The differential diagnoses of anorexia nervosa include
various medical and psychological conditions which may be
comorbid with anorexia nervosa (AN) or have been
misdiagnosed as (AN), in some cases the correct diagnosis
wasn't made for over 10 years.
TERM 4
Auditory nerve
DEFINITION 4
The nerve that carries impulses from the cochlea to the
cochlear nucleus of the brain.
TERM 5
Automatic processes
DEFINITION 5
Processes that do not require attention; they can often be
performed along with other tasks without interference.
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TERM 1

Absolute threshold

DEFINITION 1 operationally defined as the stimulus level at which a sensory signal is detected half the time.In neuroscience and psychophysics, an absolute threshold is the smallest detectable level of a stimulus. TERM 2

Alzheimer's disease

DEFINITION 2 A chronic organic brain syndrome characterized by gradual loss of memory, decline in intellectual ability, and deterioration of personality. TERM 3

Anorexia nervosa

DEFINITION 3 The differential diagnoses of anorexia nervosa include various medical and psychological conditions which may be comorbid with anorexia nervosa (AN) or have been misdiagnosed as (AN), in some cases the correct diagnosis wasn't made for over 10 years. TERM 4

Auditory nerve

DEFINITION 4 The nerve that carries impulses from the cochlea to the cochlear nucleus of the brain. TERM 5

Automatic processes

DEFINITION 5 Processes that do not require attention; they can often be performed along with other tasks without interference.

TERM 6

Autonomic nervous system (ANS)

DEFINITION 6 The subdivision of the peripheral nervous system that controls the body's involuntary motor responses by connecting the sensory receptors to the central nervous system (CNS) and the CNS to the smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands. TERM 7

Axon

DEFINITION 7 The extended fiber of a neuron through which nerve impulses travel from the soma to the terminal buttons.