Archives

Axonal Transport The transportation of materials along the axon of a neuron via the flow of the jellylike fluid (axoplasm) it contains. …

Axonal Varicosities Enlarged areas of an axon that contain synaptic vesicles and release neurotransmitter molecules.

Axotomy The severing of an axon. This type of denervation is often used in experimental studies of neurophysiology or as a model …

Ayahuasca A powerful hallucinogenic beverage made from the stems of a tropical South American woody vine, Banisteriopsis caapi, often with leaves from …

Ayurveda A holistic Hindu system of traditional healing, originating and practiced primarily in the Indian subcontinent, that has spread to some extent …

Azapirone any of a class of nonbenzodiazepine anxiolytics of which the prototype is buspirone. They relieve anxiety by acting as partial agonists …

Azathioprine a drug used to suppress the immune response. It is the most widely used drug in support of organ transplantation and …

Azoospermia Absence of viable sperm in the semen, usually as a failure of spermatogenesis.

Action Orientation Action Orientation is a style of responding to dilemmas or conflicts that are characterized by swift, decisive action to achieve …

Action Identification Action Identification is the way in which specific behaviors, ranging from low-level muscle movements to high-level, abstract goal pursuits, are …