LLOYD MORGAN'S CANON
the idea that as humans we use over-complex ideals of animal behaviour, sometimes even assuming they have typically 'human' characteristics…
LOCAL CIRCUIT NEURON
a neuron which is involved in short non-complex processes locally and is not involved in transmitting messages far from the…
LOCAL ENHANCEMENT
the process during which an individual will observe a group or other individual interacting with an object, internalize this information…
LOCAL EXCITATORY STATE (LES)
the localized increase in a negative potential difference on the cell surface of a neuron.
LOCAL POTENTIAL
a response which affects the neuron internally but may not lead to the conduction of the overall stimulation due to…
LOCAL-GLOBAL DISTINCTION
the difference between how humans perceive the separate sub-units of a whole object in comparison to how we perceive the…
LOCALIZATION
the use of a stimulus (in cells), process or other item which is made at the source and then utilized…
LOCALIZATION OF FUNCTION
the theory that different parts of the brain are responsible for different parts of human processes such as behaviours.
LOCALIZED AMNESIA
a condition whose main symptom involves memory loss associated to one part of an individuals timeline.
LOCATION CONSTANCY
the tendency for, even after the observer has moved position relative to the object, the object seems to be in…
LOCATION-INVARIANT NEURONS
are neurons which are located within the inferotemporal cortex of the temporal lobe which respond to stimulus irrespective of its…
LOCK-AND-KEY THEORY
the idea that, especially in terms of microbiology, molecules will fit a receptor site exactly, similar to how a certain…
LOCKED WARD
a ward typically found in secure institutions or secure units where patients with severe mental disorders are houses and where…
LOCKED-IN SYNDROME
a neurological condition where, whilst the patient can think and may even be conscious, they are entirely paralyzed and therefore…
LOCKE'S THEORY OF GOAL SETTING
a theory which suggests goals or aims which are specific in the requirements for their fulfilment are on the whole…
LOCO PLANT
any plant which belongs to the genus Astragalus or Oxytropis which grows abundantly in the wild of Western North American,…
LOCOMOTION
the movement of an organism from one place (its point of origin) to its destination.