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Memory |
is the process in which information is encoded, stored and retrieved. (1) |
declarative, semantic or cognitive memory |
Memory involves a persistent change in synapses. |
memoria |
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Speech |
is the vocalized form of communication based upon the syntactic combination of lexicals and names that are drawn from very large vocabularies.
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habla |
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Cortical |
of, relating to, associated with, or depending on the cerebral cortex.
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cortical |
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Mouth |
the upper opening of the digestive tract, beginning with the lips and containing the teeth, gums and tongue. (4).
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boca |
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Declarative memory |
Consists of facts and events that can be consciously recalled or "declared".
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memoria declarativa |
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Imaging |
The action or process of producing an image especially of a part of the body by radiographic techniques. (6)
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imágenes |
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LTP |
Long-term potentiation
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potenciación a largo plazo |
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Prefrontal cortex |
It's located behind the forehead in the frontal lobe of the brain and is responsible for many higher-level thinking skills.
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corteza prefontal |
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Storage |
space where you put things when they are not being used. (8)
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almacenaje |
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Aphasia |
is an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write. (9)
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afasia |
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Damage |
Physical harm that is done to something or to someone's body. (10)
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daño |
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Gene |
is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity. (11)
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gen |
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Protein synthesis |
is one of the most fundamental biological processes by which individual cells build their specific proteins. (12)
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síntesis de proteínas |
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Strength |
the ability to resist being moved or broken by a force. (13)
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fuerza |
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CREB |
Camp Response Element Binding
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CREB |
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Impaired |
being in a less than perfect or whole condition. (14)
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dañado |
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Receptors |
a nerve ending that senses change in light, temperature, pressure, etc., and causes the body to react in a particular way. (15)
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receptores |
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Sensory |
relating to sensation, to the perception of a stimulus, to the voyage made by incoming nerve impulses from the sense organs to the nerve centers or to the senses themselves. (16)
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sensorial |
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Cerebellum |
is located behind the top part of the brain stem and is made of two hemispheres. Receives information from the
sensory systems, the spinal cord, and other parts of the brain and then regulates motor movements. (17)
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cerebelo |
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Deafness |
partial or complete hearing loss.
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sordera |
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FoxP2 |
Forkhead box protein P2, required for proper development of speech and language.
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gen y proteína FoxP2 |
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Impede |
to slow the movement, progress, or action of (someone or something).
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impedir |
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Jaw |
either one of the two bones of the face where the teeth grow. (21)
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quijada |
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NMDA |
N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor
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receptor N-metil D-aspartato |
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Parahippocampal region |
is a grey matter cortical region of the brain that surrounds the hippocampus and is part of the
limbic system. This region plays an important role in memory encoding and retrieval. (22)
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región del parahipocampo |
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Surgery |
the branch of medicine that employs operations in the treatment of disease or injury.
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cirugía |
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Wernicke's aphasia |
in this form of aphasia the ability to grasp the meaning of spoken words and sentences is impaired, while the ease of producing connected speech is not very affected.
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afasia de Wernicke |
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CAMP |
Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
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adenosín monofosfato cíclico |
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Aspartate |
a salt or ester of aspartic acid.
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aspartato |
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Biochemical |
relating to biochemistry, the application of the tools and concepts of chemistry to living systems.
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bioquímico |
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Broca's aphasia |
Individuals with Broca's aphasia have trouble speaking fluently but their comprehension can be relatively preserved.
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afasia de Broca |
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Encode |
be responsible for producing (a substance or behaviour). (28)
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codificar |
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Enzymes |
proteins that speed up the rate of a chemical reaction in a living organism. (29)
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enzimas |
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Gender |
is the range of characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between and from masculinity to femininity. (30)
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género |
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Neurotrophins |
family of proteins that induce the survival, development, and function of neurons. (31)
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neurotrofinas |
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Postsynaptic neuron |
a neuron to the cell body or dendrite of which an electrical impulse is transmitted across a synaptic cleft by the
release of a chemical neurotransmitter from the axon terminal of a presynaptic neuron. (32) |
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neurona postsináptica |
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Seizures |
uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain which may produce a physical convulsion, minor physical signs,
thought disturbances, or a combination of symptoms. (33)
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convulsiones |
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Stimuli |
something that causes something else to happen, develop, or become more active. (34)
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estímulo |
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Sympathetic Nervous System |
a part of the nervous system that serves to accelerate the heart rate, constrict blood vessels, and raise blood pressure. (35)
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sistema nervioso simpático |
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Utterance |
something uttered; especially an oral or written statement. (36)
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expresión, articulación |
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Semantic memory |
refers to a portion of long-term memory that processes ideas and concepts that are not drawn from personal experience.
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memoria semántica |