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General psychology
Information concerning Psychology in general.
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Central nervous system (CNS)
Psychology; General psychology
The part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
Association cortex
Psychology; General psychology
The parts of the cerebral cortex in which many high-level brain processes occur.
Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
Psychology; General psychology
The part of the nervous system composed of the spinal and cranial nerves that connect the body's sensory receptors to the CNS and the CNS to the muscles and glands.
Non-REM (NREM) sleep
Psychology; General psychology
The period during which a sleeper does not show rapid eye movement; characterised by less dream activity than REM sleep.
Refractory period
Psychology; General psychology
The period of rest during which a new nerve impulse cannot be activated in a segment of an axon.
Stress
Psychology; General psychology
The pattern of specific and nonspecific responses an organism makes to stimulus events that disturb its equilibrium and tax or exceed its ability to cope.
Hippocampus
Psychology; General psychology
The part of the limbic system that is involved in the acquisition of explicit memory.
