Glossary

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  • Temporal lobe

    One of the four major subdivisions in each hemisphere of the cerebral cortex. The temporal lobe is involved with speech, auditory, and memory functions as well as complex visual perceptions. A lobe in each cerebral hemisphere that includes the auditory projection area. The lobe above the ear in each cerebral hemisphere. Division of the cerebral…

  • Temperament

    Constitutional predisposition to react in a particular way to stimuli. A component of one’s personality. The behavioral style that indicates a person’s approach to living. The combination of intellectual, emotional, ethical, and physical characteristics of a specific individual. The blend of thoughts and desires that define an individual’s character.  

  • Temazepam

    Temazepam

    A benzodiazepine sedative-hypnotic medication used in the treatment of insomnia. Marketed under the brand name restoril. A hypnotic drug used in the short-term treatment of insomnia. Oral benzodiazepine used m the treatment of insomnia; side effects include over-sedation, dizziness, and confusion. A benzodiazepine anxiolytic derived from diazepam which is used for short-term treatment of insomnia,…

  • Telepsychiatry

    The application of telemedicine to the field of psychiatry, telepsychiatry is currently one of the most effective ways to increase access to psychiatric care for individuals living in underserved areas. In addition to offering an array of services including diagnosis and assessment, medication management, and individual and group therapy, telepsychiatry provides an opportunity for consultation…

  • Telephone scatologia

    One of the paraphilias, characterized by marked distress over, or acting on, sexual urges that involve telephone calls to a nonconsenting listener in order to verbalize erotic or obscene language (lewdness).  

  • Telepathy

    Communication of thought from one person to another without the intervention of physical means. The apparent communication directly from one person’s mind to another person’s, without the use of speech, writing or other signs or symbols. Supposed ability of one person to know the thoughts of another; communication of thought from one person to another…

  • Tegretol

    Tegretol

    Brand name for the anticonvulsant/mood stabilizer drug carbamazepine.  

  • Tau protein

    A protein, first identified in the 1970s, found in neurons, primarily in the central nervous system (CNS). Several different versions of tau protein can be found in the body, and all are critical to the healthy functioning of the CNS. In the realm of neuroscience, there exists a significant protein responsible for upholding the internal…

  • Tauopathies

    A class of neurodegenerative diseases resulting from the pathological aggregation of tau protein in the neurofibrillary tangles of the human brain. Examples of tauopathies include frontotemporal dementia, alzheimer’s disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal ganglionic degeneration, and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (also known as pick’s disease). Compare with synucleinopathies.  

  • Tasmar

    Brand name for the antiparkinsonian medication tolcapone.