Inhibitor
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Inhibitor or inhibition may refer to:
In psychology and neurology
- Cognitive inhibition, the mind's ability to tune out irrelevant stimuli
- Reuptake inhibitor, a substance that increases neurotransmission by blocking the reuptake of a neurotransmitter
- Inhibition of return, a feature of attention
- Inhibition theory, a theory pertaining to the performance of a mental task
- Latent inhibition, a term used in classical conditioning
- Lateral inhibition, a neural mechanism that increases contrast between active and (neighbouring) inactive neurons
- Memory inhibition, processes that suppress or interfere with specific memories
- Sexual inhibition, reservations relating to sexual practices
- Social inhibition, a conditioned fear reaction to social marginalization or isolation
- Inhibitory postsynaptic potential, a synaptic potential that decreases the firing of a neuron
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See also
- Preservative, a substance that inhibits spoilage
- Embalming, the preservation of human remains
- Food preservation, the inhibition of microbial growth in food
- Restrain
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