Homeostasis

Homeostasis is a generic term describing the status of physiological normality. In the case of lymphocytes, homeostasis refers to an uninfected individual who has normal numbers ...

homeostasis

Psychology; General psychology

Constancy or equilibrium of the internal conditions of the body.

homeostasis

Engineering; Electronic engineering

The condition of being in static equilibrium.

gene

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

Strands of DNA that contain the blueprint of all the molecules that make up our bodies.

nicotine gum, nicotine patch

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

Two methods of delivering small amounts of nicotine into the bodies of people who are addicted to nicotine to help them quit smoking cigarettes by preventing nicotine withdrawal.

acute effects

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

The short-term effects of a drug. Acute effects are those that people feel shortly after they ingest a drug and are under its influence (e.g., while they are intoxicated).

localization of function

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

A principal of brain organization that states that specific places (circuits) in the brain carry out specific functions.

cerebral cortex

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

The large, deeply folded outer layers of the brain that make our heads so big. The cortex carries out complex perceptual, cognitive, and motor tasks.

thalamus

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

A brain structure that lies between the brain stem and the cortex and acts as a relay to the cortex for almost all sensory inputs and other kinds of information.

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Ground Zero

On September 11, 2001, two hijacked planes were intentionally flown into the two World Trade centre buildings in Lower Manhattan New York. Ground Zero ...