Prion Diseases Are Often Latent; That Is, Those with Prion

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Essay

Prion diseases are often latent; that is, those with prion diseases are asymptomatic for many years after their initial infection. What causes this latency?

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Definitions:

Charles E. Spearman

An early 20th-century British psychologist known for his work in statistics and intelligence, including the development of factor analysis and the concept of a general intelligence factor, g.

Formal Training

Education or instruction in a specific field or profession, typically provided in a structured and systematic way by an educational institution or organization.

B.F. Skinner

An American psychologist and behaviorist who developed the theory of operant conditioning, regarding how behavioral responses can be reinforced by rewards or discouraged by punishments.

Stimulus Situation

An event or environment that evokes a response from an organism or individual.