ganglion

n. (pl. ganglia) a collection of cell bodies of neurons that lies outside the central nervous system (the basal ganglia, however, are an exception). Many invertebrates have only distributed ganglia and no centralized nervous system. Compare nucleus. —ganglionic adj.

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Psychology term of the day

March 17th 2025

paranoid delusion

loosely, any of a variety of false personal beliefs tenaciously sustained even in the face of incontrovertible evidence to the contrary. These include delusions of grandeur, delusional jealousy, or, most frequently, delusions of persecution.