Delirium Is the Impairment of Intellectual Functioning

question 33

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Delirium is the impairment of intellectual functioning.

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Definitions:

Pruned

In neuroscience, it refers to the process by which extra neurons and synaptic connections are eliminated to increase the efficiency of neuronal transmissions.

Neural Networks

Complex algorithms modeled on the human brain, used in artificial intelligence to simulate how humans learn.

Frontal Lobes

The frontal lobes are regions of the brain that are involved in decision making, problem solving, control of purposeful behaviors, consciousness, and emotions.

Brainstem

The oldest part and central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull; the brainstem is responsible for automatic survival functions.