12 Terms
Contributors in Physiology
Physiology
feces
Biology; Physiology
Solid waste material that is produced by the digestion of food and that leaves the body through the anus.
food coma
Biology; Physiology
The feeling of listlessness or sleepiness after eating a full lunch meal, although dinners can sometimes produce the same result. The lethargic state is usually caused by a lack of blood to the brain ...
physiology
Biology; Physiology
The scientific study of the processes in living things that are needed for survival, such as circulation, and digestion.
neuroplasticity
Biology; Physiology
A general term used to describe the adaptive changes in the structure or function of nerve cells or groups of nerve cells in response to injuries to the nervous system or alterations in patterns of ...
dyslexia
Biology; Physiology
A learning disorder that manifests itself as a difficulty with reading, spelling and in some cases mathematics.
neuroimaging
Biology; Physiology
A collective term referring to any methodology that provides a visualization of the structure or function of elements of the nervous system, though with a strong focus on in vivo methods and the ...
diffusion tensor imaging
Biology; Physiology
A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method that produces in vivo images of biological tissues weighted with the local microstructural characteristics of water diffusion.
