GUSTATORY STIMULUS
the name for the chemicals that activates the taste cells. Includes sugars, sodium and heavy element salts, acids, alkaloids and…
GALILEAN METHOD
the approach to knowledge that emphasises an understanding of the individual case, analyses dynamic causal interaction in the present and…
GAMMA MOTOR NEURON (GAMMA MOTONEURON)
a term that is applied to any category of motor neurons that control the sensitivity of muscle spindles. Also called…
GARDEN-PATH SENTENCE
Sentence where structural cues, lexical ambiguity or a combination of both mislead the reader or listener to an incorrect interpretation…
GATED CHANNEL
the name of the channel in a cell membrane that can open or close to regulate the passage of certain…
GENDER ROLE
the pattern of behaviour, personality traits and attitudes defining masculinity or femininity in a certain culture. Determined by upbringing that…
GENERAL ABILITY TESTS
These tests are designed to measure the general factor of intelligence. They usually require, among other things, understanding and applying…
GENERAL SYSTEMS THEORY
an interdisciplinary conceptual framework that focuses on wholeness, pattern, relationship, order, integration and organisation. Designed to move past reductionistic and…
GENERATIVE GRAMMAR
an approach to linguistics whose goal is to account for the infinite set of possible grammatical sentences in a language…
GENETIC MARKER
the name of a gene or a segment of DNA that has an identifiable location on the chromosome and inheritance…
GENITAL EROTICISM
the term that is used to describe the arousal of sexual excitement by stimulation of the genital organs.
GERIATRIC DISORDER
the chronic physical or mental disease or disorder that occurs commonly, but not exclusively, among older people. Examples of geriatric…
GEROMORPHISM
the term that is used to describe the condition of a person who appears older than their actual chronological age.
GLOMERULUS
1. The small tuft or cluster where olfactory nerve fibres terminate in the olfactory bulb. 2. Tuft or cluster of…
GLUCURONIDATION
Name of the metabolic process where drugs and other substances are combined with glucuronic acid to form more water soluble…