Vocabulary

• wake up: To stop sleeping
• due to: Because of; owing to
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• those times: A period in the past, often remembered fondly.
• not available: Not able to be used or obtained; inaccessible.
• have to: Must do
• shower with: To give someone a lot of something as a sign of affection.
• get up to: To do something slightly naughty
• fight off: To defend a position, often violently
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• neurodegenerative diseases: Diseases characterized by the progressive degeneration and death of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
• mental: Concerning the mind
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• arousal: Being woken up from sleep; sexual excitement
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• hippocampus: A part of the brain that is part of the limbic system and is important for memory
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• metabolic: Concerning the body's metabolism
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• melatonin: Hormone secreted by the pineal gland
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• sweat: To do an amount of hard work
• due: When something is required or expected
• replenish: To fill up again
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
• caffeine: Substance in coffee, etc. that keeps you awake
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• mild: Gentle in nature or behavior
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• carbohydrate: Substance providing energy in foods (rice, bread)
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• placebo: Harmless pill for comparison in trial of new drug
• dehydration: The state of not having enough water
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• alertness: State of being aware and able to respond quickly
• hydrate: To give or add water to something or someone
• necessity: Something that you must have or do
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• onset: When something, e.g. an illness, starts; beginning
• cognition: Recognition involved in thought processing
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• poop: Feces
• illuminate: To supply light to something
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• secrete: To hide something so it will not be seen or found
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• negatively: In a harmful, unwanted or unhelpful manner
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• activation: Act of making something (e.g. a bomb) active
• hunger: Strong desire or need