involuntary nervous system
61Miller, Neal Elgar — ▪ 2003 American psychologist (b. Aug. 3, 1909, Milwaukee, Wis. d. March 23, 2002, Hamden, Conn.), conducted pioneering research on biofeedback a technique by which unconscious or involuntary bodily processes may be manipulated by conscious… …
62Piloerection — Erection of the hair of the skin. Piloerection of the hair, for example, on the arm makes it stand on end. Piloerection starts when a stimulus such as cold or fright causes a discharge from the (involuntary) nervous system that triggers… …
63Гаскелл Уолтер Холбрук — Гаскелл (Gaskell) Уолтер Холбрук (1.11.1847, Нипел, 7.9.1914, Грейт Шелфорд, близ Кембриджа), английский физиолог. Окончил Кембриджский университет (1878) и работал там же. Член Лондонского королевского общества (1882). В 1882 обнаружил почти… …
64Гаскелл — I Гаскелл (Gaskell) Уолтер Холбрук (1.11.1847, Нипел, 7.9.1914, Грейт Шелфорд, близ Кембриджа), английский физиолог. Окончил Кембриджский университет (1878) и работал там же. Член Лондонского королевского общества (1882). В 1882 обнаружил …
65Mae Jemison — Mae Carol Jemison NASA Astronaut Nationality American Status Retired …
66sympathectomy — /sim peuh thek teuh mee/, n., pl. sympathectomies. Med. 1. surgery that interrupts a nerve pathway of the sympathetic or involuntary nervous system. 2. Also called chemical sympathectomy. a like interruption by chemical means. [1895 1900;… …
67psychosomatic disorder — Bodily ailment or symptom, caused by mental or emotional disturbance, in which psychological stresses adversely affect physiological (somatic) functioning to the point of distress. Psychosomatic disorders may include hypertension, respiratory… …
68Situational syncope — The temporary loss of consciousness in a particular kind of situation. The situations that trigger this reaction are diverse, and include having blood drawn, straining while urinating or defecating, and coughing. It can also be due to the… …
69Swallowing syncope — The temporary loss of consciousness upon swallowing. Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in plain English, fainting. The situations that trigger this reaction are diverse and include having blood drawn, straining while urinating… …
70Syncope (fainting) — Partial or complete loss of consciousness with interruption of awareness of oneself and ones surroundings. When the loss of consciousness is temporary and there is spontaneous recovery, it is referred to as syncope or, in nonmedical quarters,… …
