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ACS is the abbreviations of Acute confusional state which is also known as Delirium. ACS refers to a sudden change in a person's mental status that leads to confusion and unusual beha

ACT or Adaptive Control of Thought. In his ACT model, John Anderson synthesized some of the features of serial information-processing models and some of the features of semantic-network models. In ACT, procedural knowledge is represented in the form of production systems. Declarative knowledge is represented in the form of propositional networks

Act psychology refers to the type of psychology that emphasizes the study of intact mental acts, such as perceiving and judging, instead of the division of consciousness into elements. It is the name given to Brentano's brand of psychology because it focused on mental operations or functions. Act psychology dealt with the interaction between mental processes and physical events

ACT-R (Adaptive Control of Thought—Rational) is a model of information processing that integrates a network representation for declarative knowledge and a production-system representation for procedural knowledge.

ACTH or Adrenocorticotropic hormone is the hormone that stimulates the human adrenal cortex to release cortisol and the rat adrenal gland to release corticosterone

Actigraph refers to a small electronic device that is worn on the wrist like a watch and records body movements.

Actin is a structural protein of muscle that works with myosin in permitting muscular contraction.

Action includes motor activities, such as moving the head or eyes and locomoting through the environment.