Hearing loss may also present due to stroke of higher-level subcortical structures. Musiek and Baran (Musiek et al., 2007) reported a case of a patient with a subarachnoid bleed affecting both inferior colliculi.
The definition of an apostasy is the act of leaving behind, or straying from, your religious or political beliefs or your principles. An example of apostasy is when someone decides to become atheist. pl. -Â·sies. an abandoning of what one has believed in, as a faith, cause, or principles. Origin of apostasy.
Allostasis is the process of achieving stability, or homeostasis, through physiological or behavioral change. This can be carried out by means of alteration in HPA axis hormones, the autonomic nervous system, cytokines, or a number of other systems, and is generally adaptive in the short term (McEwen & Wingfield 2003).