Glossary of terms used on this site

storyline of events that occur during a dream, per Sigmund Freud’s view of the function of dreams

clearing the mind in order to achieve a state of relaxed awareness and focus

hindbrain structure that controls automated processes like breathing, blood pressure, and heart rate

hormone secreted by the endocrine gland that serves as an important regulator of the sleepwake cycle

difference in charge across the neuronal membrane

set of processes used to encode, store, and retrieve information over different periods of time

beginning of menstrual period; around 12–13 years old

continually using an old solution to a problem without results

study that combines the results of several related studies

amount of energy that is expended in a given period of time

synthetic opioid that is less euphorogenic than heroin and similar drugs; used to manage

uses methadone to treat withdrawal symptoms in opiate users

type of amphetamine that can be made from pseudoephedrine, an over-the-counter drug; widely manufactured and abused

division of the brain located between the forebrain and the hindbrain; contains the reticular formation

personality test composed of a series of true/ false questions in order to establish a clinical profile of an individual