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Psychology

The science that deals with the mental and behaviourial characteristics of an individual, community or society.

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inhibitory inputs

Psychology; General psychology

Information entering a neuron signaling it not to fire.

excitatory inputs

Psychology; General psychology

Information entering a neuron that signals it to fire.

nonconscious

Psychology; General psychology

Information not typically available to consciousness or memory.

lesions

Psychology; General psychology

Injuries to or destruction of brain tissue.

Case study

Psychology; General psychology

Intensive observation of a particular individual or small group of individuals.

drives

Psychology; General psychology

Internal states that arise in response to a disequilibrium in an animal's physiological needs.

retrieval cues

Psychology; General psychology

Internally or externally generated stimuli available to help with the retrieval of a memory.