Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• lead to: To result in some action
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• on the brain: To be constantly thinking about someone or something; to be obsessed with someone or something.
• one step ahead: Having an advantage or being more prepared than others.
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• hippocampus: A part of the brain that is part of the limbic system and is important for memory
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• bilingual: Being able to speak two languages well
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• neurological: Concerning, used in or practicing neurology
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• exert: To make something have an effect on something else
• proficiency: High amount of skill or ability in something
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• onset: When something, e.g. an illness, starts; beginning
• cognition: Recognition involved in thought processing
• pharmaceutical: Concerning the science of drugs and medicines
• prevention: Act of stopping something bad from happening
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• cognitively: With regard to cognition
• bien: (French) good