| n-back taskn-back task | task | A task in which items (e.g., letters) are presented one at a time and participants must identify each item that repeats relative to the item that occurred "n" items before its onset. |
| namingnaming | concept | to give a name to; to mention or identify by name; to decide on; to mention explicitly. |
| Naming (Covert)Naming (Covert) | task | Subjects view objects (pictures, line drawings, etc.) and name them silently. |
| Naming (Overt)Naming (Overt) | task | Subjects view objects (pictures, line drawings, etc.) and name them aloud. |
| narrativenarrative | concept | a story that is created in a constructive format (as a work of writing, speech, poetry, prose, pictures, song, motion pictures, video games, theater or dance) that describes a sequence of fictional or non-fictional events. |
| navigationnavigation | concept | The process of controlling the movement of a body/entity/vehicle through space from one point to another. |
| navigation tasknavigation task | task | A task in which the subject navigates a spatial layout. |
| negative priming tasknegative priming task | task | |
| neologismneologism | concept | is the production of nonsense word or words, usually without recognition of errors, e.g., ‘table’ becomes ‘tilto.’
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| nine-hole peg testnine-hole peg test | task | a timed test of fine motor coordination; the test involves the subject placing 9 dowels in 9 holes. Subjects are scored on the amount of time it takes to place and remove all 9 pegs. |
| nociceptionnociception | concept | the neural processes of encoding and processing noxious stimuli. |
| Non-choice task to study expected value and uncertaintyNon-choice task to study expected value and uncertainty | task | Each of 12 stimuli (circles of different colors, numbers and sizes) is associated with a different reward magnitude and probability. These include all combinations of (100 and 200) point rewards with (0, 0... |
| Non-Painful Electrical StimulationNon-Painful Electrical Stimulation | task | Subjects are electrically stimulated at a non-painful threshold. |
| Non-Painful Thermal StimulationNon-Painful Thermal Stimulation | task | Subjects experience thermal stimulation (heat) at a non-painful threshold. |
| nondeclarative knowledgenondeclarative knowledge | concept | The nonconscious or implicit ability to express and practice learned information. |
| nondeclarative memorynondeclarative memory | concept | Memory acquired through experience and which can not be consciously articulated (such as by recall or recognition). This type of memory includes priming, conditioning, skill-acquisition, and habits. |
| Nonword Repetition TaskNonword Repetition Task | task | No definition submitted yet. |
| novelty detectionnovelty detection | concept | the identification of new or unknown data or signals that a machine learning system is not aware of during training. |
| numerosity estimation tasknumerosity estimation task | task | |