NEURO TERMS Flashcards
What is the meaning of overt?
done or shown openly; plainly or readily apparent, not secret or hidden.
“an overt act of aggression”
Similar:
undisguised
unconcealed
What is the meaning of covert?
not openly acknowledged or displayed.
“covert operations against the dictatorship”
What are Confounding Variables in healthcare and medical research,
confounding variables are factors or variables that can distort or influence the relationship between the independent variable (the factor being studied) and the dependent variable (the outcome)
What is a Cofounder in epidemiology?
a cofounder is a variable that is not the primary variable of interest but can influence the association between the exposure (risk factor) and outcome (disease or health condition) being studied.
What is the “multiple demand system” (MDS)
Domain-general fronto-parietal network in which the DLPFC seems to have superordinate cognitive control functions for various cognitive tasks
Epidemiology
the branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health.
Limbic
The limbic system often referred to as the limbic lobe isn’t actually a separate region of the brain but rather a collection of neural structures from various brain regions that all work together towards a variety of common functions. Some of these functions are emotion, behavior, motivation, memory, and learning.
