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  2. Drive reduction theory (learning theory) - Wikipedia

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    Drive reduction theory, developed by Clark Hull in 1943, is a major theory of motivation in the behaviorist learning theory tradition. [1] " Drive" is defined as motivation that arises due to a psychological or physiological need. [2]

  3. Muscle hypertrophy - Wikipedia

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    Muscle hypertrophy or muscle building involves a hypertrophy or increase in size of skeletal muscle through a growth in size of its component cells. Two factors contribute to hypertrophy: sarcoplasmic hypertrophy, which focuses more on increased muscle glycogen storage; and myofibrillar hypertrophy, which focuses more on increased myofibril size. [1] It is the primary focus of bodybuilding ...

  4. Motor unit recruitment - Wikipedia

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    Motor unit recruitment is the activation of additional motor units to accomplish an increase in contractile strength in a muscle. [1] A motor unit consists of one motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers it stimulates. All muscles consist of a number of motor units and the fibers belonging to a motor unit are dispersed and intermingle amongst ...

  5. Talk:Drive theory - Wikipedia

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    These findings mean that multiple drives lead to quicker learning than a singular drive. An attempt at explain pleasure-seeking behaviors in organisms: There are also the complications to drive reduction theory caused by so called “pleasure-seeking” behaviors, which seem to be contradictory to the theory’s precepts.

  6. Muscle atrophy - Wikipedia

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    The size of the muscle is reduced, as a consequence there is a loss of strength and mobility. Muscle atrophy is the loss of skeletal muscle mass. It can be caused by immobility, aging, malnutrition, medications, or a wide range of injuries or diseases that impact the musculoskeletal or nervous system. Muscle atrophy leads to muscle weakness and ...

  7. Weakness - Wikipedia

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    Perceived muscle weakness occurs in diseases such as sleep disorders, and depression. Types. Muscle fatigue can be central, neuromuscular, or peripheral muscular. Central muscle fatigue manifests as an overall sense of energy deprivation, and peripheral muscle weakness manifests as a local, muscle-specific inability to do work.

  8. Catabolism - Wikipedia

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    Catabolism. Catabolism ( / kəˈtæbəlɪzəm /) is the set of metabolic pathways that breaks down molecules into smaller units that are either oxidized to release energy or used in other anabolic reactions. [1] Catabolism breaks down large molecules (such as polysaccharides, lipids, nucleic acids, and proteins) into smaller units (such as ...

  9. Muscle weakness - Wikipedia

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    Muscle weakness is a lack of muscle strength. Its causes are many and can be divided into conditions that have either true or perceived muscle weakness. True muscle weakness is a primary symptom of a variety of skeletal muscle diseases, including muscular dystrophy and inflammatory myopathy. It occurs in neuromuscular junction disorders, such ...