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daytime sleepiness

Psychology; General psychology

The experience of excessive sleepiness during daytime activities; the major complaint of patients evaluated at sleep disorder centers.

comorbidity

Psychology; General psychology

The experience of more than one disorder at the same time.

axon

Psychology; General psychology

The extended fiber of a neuron through which nerve impulses travel from the soma to the terminal buttons.

validity

Psychology; General psychology

The extent to which a test measures what it was intended to measure.

inferences

Psychology; General psychology

Missing information filled in on the basis of a sample of evidence or on the basis of prior beliefs and theories.

Functional magnetic resonance imaging

Psychology; General psychology

MRI (fMRI) A brain imaging technique that combines benefits of both MRI and PET scans by detecting magnetic changes in the flow of blood to cells in the brain.This technique relies on the fact that ...

bipolar cells

Psychology; General psychology

Nerve cells in the visual system that combine impulses from many receptors and transmit the results to ganglion cells.

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