Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• train of thought: A connected series of thoughts.
• halfway through: At or in the middle of a period of time or an activity.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• shrink: To become smaller
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• 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.
• require: To demand that someone does something
• neurological: Concerning, used in or practicing neurology
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• amygdala: Almond-shaped structure in the brain's anterior
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• reduction: Act of making something smaller
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• coordination: When parts of your body work well together
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• gradual: Moving slowly by small amounts, over time
• sketch: Brief account of something without many details
• great: Very good; better than before
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• halfway: A middle point between two extremes
• nutritious: Providing nourishment; good to include in the diet
• extensively: Very much or often; to a large degree
• frontal: Belonging to the forward part
• zoom: Camera lens used to magnify images
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• kitty: Amount of money a group of people share