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KembaraXtra-Psychology - avolition
Avolition is difficulty initiating or sustaining purposeful activity and is recognized as one of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia; the term literally points to absence of will/volition.
Avolition is difficulty initiating or sustaining purposeful activity and is recognized as one of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia; the term literally points to absence of will/volition.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - axiom
An axiom is a statement accepted without proof and used as a starting premise in reasoning, especially in logic and mathematics; it is also called a postulate, and axiomatic describes what is based on axioms.
An axiom is a statement accepted without proof and used as a starting premise in reasoning, especially in logic and mathematics; it is also called a postulate, and axiomatic describes what is based on axioms.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - axiomatic measurement theory
Axiomatic measurement theory (abstract measurement theory) is a branch of mathematical psychology and mathematics examining how numerical measurements correspond to underlying attributes, and it relates to additivity, measurement levels, measurement models, and multiplicative models; it is compared with conjoint measurement theory.
Axiomatic measurement theory (abstract measurement theory) is a branch of mathematical psychology and mathematics examining how numerical measurements correspond to underlying attributes, and it relates to additivity, measurement levels, measurement models, and multiplicative models; it is compared with conjoint measurement theory.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - axoaxonic
Axoaxonic describes a relatively rare synapse type where the axon of an inhibitory neuron synapses onto the axon of another neuron, thereby inhibiting that neuron’s output; it is contrasted with axodendritic, axosomatic, and dendrodendritic synapses.
Axoaxonic describes a relatively rare synapse type where the axon of an inhibitory neuron synapses onto the axon of another neuron, thereby inhibiting that neuron’s output; it is contrasted with axodendritic, axosomatic, and dendrodendritic synapses.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - axodendritic
Axodendritic describes a synapse between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another, typically producing excitatory effects; it is contrasted with axoaxonic, axosomatic, and dendrodendritic.
Axodendritic describes a synapse between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another, typically producing excitatory effects; it is contrasted with axoaxonic, axosomatic, and dendrodendritic.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - axon
An axon is the long, threadlike process of a neuron that conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body toward terminal boutons, where signals are transmitted across synapses to other neurons, muscles, or glands. Axons are also called nerve fibres, are supported by structures such as microtubules, and are contrasted with dendrites; axonal describes what relates to axons.
An axon is the long, threadlike process of a neuron that conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body toward terminal boutons, where signals are transmitted across synapses to other neurons, muscles, or glands. Axons are also called nerve fibres, are supported by structures such as microtubules, and are contrasted with dendrites; axonal describes what relates to axons.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - axonal transport
Axonal transport is the movement of chemicals (including neurotransmitters) and sometimes organelles along the axon, either away from the cell body (anterograde transport) or toward it (retrograde transport), and it depends on microtubule systems.
Axonal transport is the movement of chemicals (including neurotransmitters) and sometimes organelles along the axon, either away from the cell body (anterograde transport) or toward it (retrograde transport), and it depends on microtubule systems.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - axon hillock
The axon hillock is the small swelling on a neuron’s cell body where the axon begins and where action potentials are typically initiated (except in some very large neurons).
The axon hillock is the small swelling on a neuron’s cell body where the axon begins and where action potentials are typically initiated (except in some very large neurons).
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - axon reflex
An axon reflex explains the skin’s triple response after scratching: a red line appears quickly, then a surrounding flare, then a pale weal. Pain receptors send impulses not only orthodromically toward the CNS but also antidromically into neighbouring branches; endings release substance P, which dilates arteries to create the flare and also stimulates mast cells to release histamine, producing fluid accumulation that forms the weal.
An axon reflex explains the skin’s triple response after scratching: a red line appears quickly, then a surrounding flare, then a pale weal. Pain receptors send impulses not only orthodromically toward the CNS but also antidromically into neighbouring branches; endings release substance P, which dilates arteries to create the flare and also stimulates mast cells to release histamine, producing fluid accumulation that forms the weal.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - attuition
Attuition is a hypothetical mode of apprehension proposed as being lower than full human perception but higher than simple sensation, and it is sometimes contrasted with intuition.
Attuition is a hypothetical mode of apprehension proposed as being lower than full human perception but higher than simple sensation, and it is sometimes contrasted with intuition.
