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Dimensions of stressful experiences. (Image courtesy of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health)
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from article Stress (psychology)
Diagram of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. The thicker arrow indicates that the feedback of glucocorticoids on ACTH is most potent. Abbreviations: ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; CRH, corticotropin-releasing hormone.
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from article Seasonal affective disorder
Exposure to bright light via a light-therapy box during winter is an effective treatment for individuals suffering from seasonal affective disorder. (Credit: Getty Images)
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from article Seasonal affective disorder
Individuals suffering from seasonal affective disorder often exhibit a variety of symptoms of depression, including increased sleep length, weight gain, and craving for carbohydrates, as well as sexual and social problems, anxiety, lethargy, and…
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from article Schizophrenia risk genes
Genomic distribution of schizophrenia-associated variants. Represented by red dots, these variants signpost the genomic neighborhoods of schizophrenia risk genes on the 24 human chromosomes. Clusters of association signals (“hot spots”) are visible.…
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from article Masking of sound
Three psychophysical tuning curves, showing the tonal masking effects for tonal signals of 300, 1000, or 3000 Hz. (After F. L. Wightman et al. Factors influencing frequency selectivity in normal and hearing-impaired listeners, in E. F. Evans and J.…
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Width of the critical band in hertz as a function of signal frequency.
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from article Masking of sound
Relative amount of masking obtained in forward, simultaneous, and backward masking. (After W. A. Yost, Fundamentals of Hearing: An Introduction, 4th ed., Academic Press, New York, 2000)
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from article Masking of sound
Masking of a 1000-Hz pure-tone signal in forward masking when the masker is a two-tone complex consisting of a 1000-Hz masker and a second tone. (a) Threshold of signal for the two-tone masker relative to that obtained when only the 1000-Hz tone…
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from article Bipolar disorder
Prevalence of bipolar disorder in adults. The bar graph shows the percent of the U.S. adult population affected by bipolar disorder as it relates to age. (Credit: National Institute of Mental Health)
