Psychology Glossary 108

Neurogenesis: The creation of new neurons.

神经发生：产生新的神经元。

Neuromodulator: Any substance that modifies or modulates the activities of the postsynaptic neuron.

神经调质：修改或者调节突触后神经元活动的物质。

Neuron: A cell in the nervous system specialized to receive, process, and/or transmit information to other cells.

神经元：神经系统中专门接收、处理和/或将信息传递给其它细胞的细胞。

Neuroscience: The scientific study of the brain and of the links between brain activity and behavior.

神经科学：研究大脑以及大脑活动和行为之间的联系的学科。

Neurotic Disorder: Mental disorder in which a person does not have signs of brain abnormalities and does not display grossly irrational thinking or violate basic norms but does experience subjective distress; a category dropped from DSM-III.

神经症性障碍：精神障碍，指一个人没有大脑异常的迹象，也没有表现出严重的非理性思维或违反基本规范，但有主观的痛苦；是从DSM-III中删除的一个类别。