Psychological neuroscience
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
Areas within Psychological neuroscience
Cognitive psychology
Attention, memory, language, perception and thinking.
689 wordsSocial psychology
How people think, feel and behave in social settings.
8 wordsDevelopmental psychology
Psychological change across the lifespan.
67 wordsClinical psychology
Assessment and treatment of psychological difficulties.
116 wordsBehavioural psychology
Learning, conditioning, reinforcement and observable behaviour.
28 wordsNeuroscience
The nervous system and the biological basis of behaviour and cognition.
1 wordsPersonality psychology
Enduring patterns of thought, emotion and behaviour.
22 wordsPsychometrics
The design and evaluation of psychological measurement.
0 wordsAbnormal psychology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
85 wordsEmotion motivation
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
4 wordsHealth psychology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
7 wordsLearning memory
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
17 wordsOrganisational psychology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
2 wordsPerception
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
114 wordsPsychological neuroscience
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
14 wordsPsychology research methods
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
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a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory
Amygdalanounan almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the…
Amygdaloid nucleusnounan almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the…
Corpus amygdaloideumnounan almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the…
Dopaminenouna monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names D…
Dopastatnouna monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names D…
Hippocampusnouna complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately in…
Intropinnouna monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names D…
Prefrontal cortexnounthe anterior part of the frontal lobe
Prefrontal lobenounthe anterior part of the frontal lobe
Serotoninnouna neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory
synapsenounthe junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle; "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neur…
Myoneural junctionnounthe junction between a nerve fiber and the muscle it supplies
Neuromuscular junctionnounthe junction between a nerve fiber and the muscle it supplies