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Psychology terms starting with a number
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- 2-AGabbreviation
- Short for 2-arachidonoylglycerol, this fat-based substance is made by the body and helps regulate chemical signals between nerve cells.
- 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG)noun
- A fat-based substance made by the body activates cannabinoid receptors and helps adjust nerve signaling involved in mood, memory, and appetite.
- 22q11.2 deletion syndromenoun
- A genetic condition involving a missing section of chromosome 22 can affect physical development, learning, and mental health.
- 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalaninenoun
- An amino acid called dopa provides material the body uses to produce dopamine and other related chemical messengers.
- 3,4-methylene-dioxymethamphetaminenoun
- A synthetic drug called MDMA alters brain signaling and can increase energy, pleasure, and feelings of closeness while changing perception.
- 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetaminenoun
- A synthetic drug called MDA stimulates the central nervous system and can produce intense pleasure and altered sensory experiences, including hallucinations.
- 360-degree feedback systemnoun
- An employee receives work feedback from several viewpoints, often including supervisors, coworkers, direct reports, and their own ratings.
- 5 alpha-reductasenoun
- An enzyme converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone, a hormone important for the development of male external genitals before birth.
- 5-HIAAabbreviation
- Short for 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, this substance forms mainly as the body breaks down serotonin and can help researchers study serotonin metabolism.
- 5-HTabbreviation
- Short for 5-hydroxytryptamine, also called serotonin, this chemical messenger helps regulate mood, sleep, appetite, and other functions.
- 5-HTPabbreviation
- Short for 5-hydroxytryptophan, this naturally occurring substance is made from tryptophan and is converted into serotonin by the body.
- 5-HTTLPRabbreviation
- This variable DNA region helps control activity of the gene that makes the serotonin transporter protein.
- 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA)noun
- This chemical forms mainly when the body breaks down serotonin, providing researchers with clues about serotonin activity.
- 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)noun
- Also called serotonin, this chemical messenger helps regulate mood, sleep, appetite, and several other bodily processes.
- 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP)noun
- The body makes this substance from tryptophan and then converts it into serotonin, a chemical messenger.
- 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)noun
- Researchers use this dopamine-like chemical to destroy certain nerve cells in animals and study brain function and disease.
- 6-OHDAabbreviation
- Short for 6-hydroxydopamine, this research chemical destroys certain animal nerve cells, allowing scientists to investigate their functions.
- 80:20 rulephrase
- A rough guideline suggests that a small share of causes often produces a large share of results.
- écho des penséesnoun
- An auditory hallucination makes a person's own thoughts seem to be repeated aloud.
- élan vitalnoun
- Philosopher Henri Bergson proposed a creative life force that animates organisms and directs evolutionary development.
- Š;idák testnoun
- A statistical adjustment tightens the cutoff for each independent comparison to limit false positive results across multiple tests.
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