It's time to get rid of the language of the past and start using accurate, non judgmental, medical terms to describe these brain disorders. The brain is an organ of the body just like any other, only infinitely more complex. And, like the kidneys, lungs, or heart, the brain can malfunction. Language colors and defines how people react to other human beings, things, and illnesses. Not only is it time to use the term NBD for all the physical disorders of the brain, it's also time to re-name some of the NBD's that have confusing or stigmatizing connotations.
Schizophrenia is an example.
Because it's not known yet which regions of the brain are most important in this disease, it would be premature to name it after a specific brain region or malfunction. Many civil rights movements have shown that changes in social consciousness cannot occur unless there is a corresponding change in the language used to refer to oppressed groups. Language promotes change. Language is a powerful instrument of justice or an injustice.