Vocabulary

• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• doze off: To fall lightly asleep, especially during the day or when not intending to.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• in the bedroom: Located or happening inside the bedroom.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
• neurodegenerative diseases: Diseases characterized by the progressive degeneration and death of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• going on: To continue doing something
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• like a man: To act bravely or responsibly.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• lead to: To result in some action
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• manifest: List of cargo on a ship
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• narrative: The telling of a story
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• dementia: Illness characterized by loss of memory
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• paralysis: Inability to move or feel all or part of the body
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• neural: About the nerves or nervous system
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• serotonin: A neurotransmitter in the brain that helps regulate mood, sleep, appetite, and emotional well-being; often referred to as the "feel-good" hormone.
• integral: Being an essential part of something; necessary
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• attribute: (Of books, art, music) to say it was composed by
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• role: Character played by an actor
• sensory: Referring to the physical senses
• induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
• anatomy: Scientific study of the structure of (human) body
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• deprive: To deny someone access to or take away something
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• important: Having power or authority
• psychiatric: Concerning the treatment of the mind
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• haul: To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
• tactile: Concerning touch; enjoys touching
• folklore: Traditional beliefs and stories of a people
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• receptor: A nerve ending that changes stimuli into impulses
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• manic: Very excited in an almost uncontrollable way
• demon: Cruel wicked and inhuman person or spirit
• nucleus: Center of an atom
• part: Division of a book
• whistle: Device making a high sharp sound when blown
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• area: Amount of measured space
• voluntary: Done or given by their own will and not forced
• mystical: Awe-inspiring or mysterious
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• physiology: Ways in which the parts of a living thing operate
• lobe: Round part in body, e.g. some parts of brain
• dorsal: Of the back of an animal, plane, etc.
• kinetic: Of or relating to movement
• underlie: To be the basis, foundation or cause of something
• supernatural: Being unable to be explained by natural causes
• dissociation: Separation of one part of your life from others