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111N400 (neuroscience) — The N400 is a component of time locked EEG signals known as event related potentials (ERP). It is a negative going deflection that peaks around 400 milliseconds post stimulus onset, although it can extend from 250 500 ms, and is typically maximal …
112P3a — The P3a, or novelty P3,[1] is a component of time locked (EEG) signals known as event related potentials (ERP). The P3a is a positive going scalp recorded brain potential that has a maximum amplitude over frontal/central electrode sites with a… …
113sensory reception, human — Introduction means by which humans react to changes in external and internal environments. Ancient philosophers called the human senses “the windows of the soul,” and Aristotle described at least five senses sight, hearing, smell, taste, and… …
114Malaria vaccine — Malaria vaccines are an area of intensive research. However, there is no effective vaccine that has been introduced into clinical practice. The global burden of P. falciparum malaria increased through the 1990s due to drug resistant parasites and …
115chemoreception — chemoreceptive /kee moh ri sep tiv, kem oh /, adj. /kee moh ri sep sheuhn, kem oh /, n. the physiological response to chemical stimuli. [1915 20; CHEMO + RECEPTION] * * * Sensory process by which organisms respond to external chemical stimuli, by …
116Contingent negative variation — The contingent negative variation (CNV) was one of the first event related potential (ERP) components to be described. The CNV component was first described by Dr. W. Grey Walter and colleagues in an article published in Nature in 1964.[1] The… …
117Survivin — Survivin, also called Baculoviral IAP repeat containing 5 (BIRC5), is a human gene that is part of the inhibitor of apoptosis family (IAP). The survivin protein functions to inhibit caspase activation therefore leading to negative regulation of… …
118Miranda warning — The Miranda warning (also referred to as Miranda rights) is a warning that is required to be given by police in the United States to criminal suspects in police custody (or in a custodial interrogation) before they are interrogated to inform them …
119poison — poisoner, n. poisonless, adj. poisonlessness, n. /poy zeuhn/, n. 1. a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health. 2. something harmful or pernicious, as to happiness or well being: the poison of slander. 3.… …
120Mismatch negativity — Mismatch field and MMNM redirect here. The mismatch negativity (MMN) or mismatch field (MMF) is a component of the event related potential (ERP) to an odd stimulus in a sequence of stimuli. It arises from electrical activity in the brain and is… …
