SettingsUnsolved problems in neuroscience
Activation-synthesis hypothesis
The activation-synthesis hypothesis, proposed by Harvard University psychiatrists John Allan Hobson and Robert McCarley, is a neurobiological theory of dreams first published in the American Jou...
The activation-synthesis hypothesis, proposed by Harvard University psychiatrists John Allan Hobson and Robert McCarley, is a neurobiological theory of dreams first published in the American Jou...
Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease, also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease, is the most common form of dementia.
Alzheimer's disease, also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease, is the most common form of dementia.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease in American English and motor neurone disease in British English, is a form of motor neurone disea...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease in American English and motor neurone disease in British English, is a form of motor neurone disea...
Attention
Attention is the cognitive process of selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things.
Attention is the cognitive process of selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things.
Awareness
Awareness is the state or ability to perceive, to feel, or to be conscious of events, objects or sensory patterns.
Awareness is the state or ability to perceive, to feel, or to be conscious of events, objects or sensory patterns.
Binding problem
The binding problem is one of a number of terms at the interface between neuroscience and philosophy which suffer from being used in several different ways, often in a context that does not expl...
The binding problem is one of a number of terms at the interface between neuroscience and philosophy which suffer from being used in several different ways, often in a context that does not expl...
Biochemistry of Alzheimer's disease
The biochemistry of Alzheimer's disease (AD), one of the most common causes of adult dementia, is as yet not well understood.
The biochemistry of Alzheimer's disease (AD), one of the most common causes of adult dementia, is as yet not well understood.
Cortisol awakening response
The cortisol awakening response (CAR) is an increase of about 50% in cortisol levels occurring 20–30 minutes after awakening in the morning in some people.
The cortisol awakening response (CAR) is an increase of about 50% in cortisol levels occurring 20–30 minutes after awakening in the morning in some people.
Decision making
Decision making can be regarded as the mental processes resulting in the selection of a course of action among several alternative scenarios.
Decision making can be regarded as the mental processes resulting in the selection of a course of action among several alternative scenarios.
Emotion and memory
Emotion can have a powerful impact on memory.
Emotion can have a powerful impact on memory.
Encephalitis lethargica
Encephalitis lethargica or von Economo disease is an atypical form of encephalitis.
Encephalitis lethargica or von Economo disease is an atypical form of encephalitis.
Gravel
Sleep is a naturally recurring state characterized by reduced or absent consciousness, relatively suspended sensory activity, and inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles.
Sleep is a naturally recurring state characterized by reduced or absent consciousness, relatively suspended sensory activity, and inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles.
Memory inhibition
In psychology, memory inhibition is the ability not to remember irrelevant information.
In psychology, memory inhibition is the ability not to remember irrelevant information.
Perception
Perception (from the Latin perceptio, percipio) is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to fabricate a mental representation through the proce...
Perception (from the Latin perceptio, percipio) is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to fabricate a mental representation through the proce...
Posterior cortical atrophy
Posterior cortical atrophy, also called Benson's syndrome, is most usually considered to be an atypical variant of Alzheimer's disease.
Posterior cortical atrophy, also called Benson's syndrome, is most usually considered to be an atypical variant of Alzheimer's disease.
Progressive muscular atrophy
Progressive muscular atrophy (PMA) is a rare subtype of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or motor neurone disease (MND) which affects only the lower motor neurones.
Progressive muscular atrophy (PMA) is a rare subtype of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or motor neurone disease (MND) which affects only the lower motor neurones.
Sleep
Sleep is a naturally recurring state characterized by reduced or absent consciousness, relatively suspended sensory activity, and inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles.
Sleep is a naturally recurring state characterized by reduced or absent consciousness, relatively suspended sensory activity, and inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles.
Sleep onset
Sleep onset is the transition from wakefulness into sleep.
Sleep onset is the transition from wakefulness into sleep.
Unihemispheric slow-wave sleep
Unihemispheric slow-wave sleep (USWS) is the ability to sleep with one half of the brain while the other half remains alert.
Unihemispheric slow-wave sleep (USWS) is the ability to sleep with one half of the brain while the other half remains alert.