MESOSTRIATAL SYSTEM
are a network of neurons sensitive to dopamine which rise from the midbrain into the basal ganglia innervating them.
METABOLITE
an umbrella term used to describe a substance which is produce by the metabolism of another molecule.
METAMOTIVATION
are the motives behind character growth, character expression, maturation and general development. These factors operate on the self-actualization and transcendence…
METHAQUALONE
is a drug which is used for its sedative and hypnotic effects on patients. It has a potency which is…
METHOD OF LOCI
is a technique used to remember words which are converted into mental images and then associated with specific positions or…
METHYLPHENIDATE
is a stimulating drug which is related to the amphetamine family of drugs, with a complementary mechanism of action. It…
MICROGENETIC DEVELOPMENT
was first proposed by Lev Vygotsky which postulates the existence of a series of changes which occur over a relatively…
MIDDLE KNOWLEDGE
is a cognitive state which occurs to patients with a terminal illness where they actively recognize and realise their mortality.…
MILITARY SERVICE
is a service entered into either by conscription or volunteer into the armed forces of a state.
MINIATURE SYSTEM
is the integrated knowledge, which includes facts and assumptions about a small area of study, usually within a sub-strand of…
MINIMUM VISIBLE
is the narrowest a visual stimuli can be before it becomes impossible to see.
MIRROR SIGN
was first theorised by Paul Abely in 1927 as a potential symptom of Schizophrenia where an individual will look at…
MIXED CEREBRAL DOMINANCE
can result in speech disorders as a result of neither cerebral hemispheres clearly controlling their respective motor functions.
MODEL PSYCHOSIS
was a technique used widely in the 1950s in which drugs were deliberately injected into animal subjects to induce psychotic…