Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• the leading cause: The most significant or primary reason for something.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in hospital: Admitted to a hospital for treatment.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• going on: To continue doing something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• due: When something is required or expected
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
• leave: To go away from; depart
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• anterior: Front
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• stimulation: Arousal of interest or emotions
• oral: Concerning the mouth
• pulse: Regular beating of a heart
• magnet: Metal object that attracts or repels other metals
• saint: Person who is very good, kind or patient
• depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
• circuitry: Electronic equipment consisting of switches
• psychotherapy: Therapy for the mind
• synaptic: Concerning or involving synapses
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• depressive: Suffering a psychological lack of happiness
• antidepressant: Medicine used to treat depression
• cingulate: An adjective of a girdlelike marking or structure, such as a band or ridge, on an animal.