Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• with age: As someone gets older; as time passes.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• commonly seen: Frequently observed; often encountered.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• at rest: Not moving or being used.
• freeze up: (of a machine or part) to stop working because of ice or cold
• lead to: To result in some action
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• come about: To turn a boat around; (of boat) to turn around
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• amount: Quantity of something
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• dementia: Illness characterized by loss of memory
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• initiate: To cause something to begin
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
• progressive: Believing in modern ideas about social change
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• enzyme: A protein made by cells
• additional: Further or added
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• hallmark: Quality that is typical or defines person or thing
• acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
• cerebral: Having or concerning ideas rather than emotions
• basal: Concerning the lowest level or fundamentals
• medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
• differentiate: To see or show how things are not the same
• pesticide: A chemical substance used to kill pests
• instability: Condition of being changeable
• administer: To give e.g. medicine to a patient
• pathway: A path or way that you can walk
• tremor: Trembling/shaking from body weakness, stress, etc.
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• metabolize: (Of the body) to convert food into energy
• involuntary: Without a person specifically wanting or trying to
• derivative: Not from original ideas; from somewhere else
• degeneration: Process of gradual decline in condition/function