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Neurobiology
Neurobiological issues in autism, E Schopler and G Mesibov
Study of the biological processes in the nervous system.
Neurochemistry
Neurobiological issues in autism, E Schopler and G Mesibov
Study of the chemical and metabolic processes in the nervous system.
Neuroendocrinology
Black's medical dictionary, G Macpherson ed; 38th ed
Study of the endocrine system of the nervous system, the hormones it secretes and its disorders.
Neuroleptics
PDD: finding a diagnosis and getting help, M Waltz
Medication used to treat a wide variety of mental illness. Most affect dopamine production or absorption, some work on serotonin.
Neurological disorders
Black's medical dictionary, G Macpherson ed; 38th ed
Disorders of the brain and nervous system.
Neurology
Black's medical dictionary, G Macpherson ed; 38th ed
The study of the brain, its diseases and disorders.
Neuropathology
Black's medical dictionary, G Macpherson ed; 38th ed
Science which deals with the causes of, and changes produced in the nervous system, by disease.
Neurophysiology
Children with autism, Trevarthen et al
The science of life processes in the nervous system, especially the transmission and processing of nerve impulses.
Neuropsychiatry
Oxford companion to medicine, J Walton, PB Beeson, R Bodley Scott eds
Branch of medicine, the practitioners of which are skilled in the disciplines of both neurology and psychiatry.
Neuropsychology
Children with autism, Trevarthen et al
The clinical discipline that employs psychological concepts and tests to understand the functions of the brain and the effect of injury and disease on the brain.
Neurotransmitters
NAAR glossary
Chemicals released by neurons into the synapse to communicate with each other. Some neurotransmitters are "excitatory" and cause the next cell to fire, some are "inhibitory" and prevent the next cell from firing.
Nonverbal communication
CARS
Communication through use of facial expression, posture, gesture and body movement.
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