Glossary V
Glossary V
Visual search task refers to a task in which subjects are asked to detect the presence of a particular target against an array of similar stimuli.
The term vital capacity (VC) specifies the volume of air that can be moved into or out of the lungs in one breath; equal to the sum of the inspiratory and expiratory reserve volumes and the tidal volume.
Vitamin B1 is a kind of vitamin that is necessary for the Metabolism of glucose.
Vitamin B1 is also known as Thiamine.
Vitamin B1 is also known as Thiamine.
- Vladimir M. Bechterev (1857-1927) : Vladimir M. Bechterev refers to a scientist who like Pavlov, looked upon all human behavior as reflexive. However, Bechterev studied skeletal reflexes rather than the glandular reflexes that Pavlov studied.
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