MECHANORECEPTOR
an example of which are the receptors which are found in the ear that are sensitive to acoustic stimuli. Generally,…
MEDIAN NERVE
a nerve in the arm which supplies sensory neurons and motor fibres to the hand and forearm.
MEDICAL CARE EVALUATION (MCE)
are usually instigated after a complaint has been made and will evaluate the entire treatment processes of an institution assessing…
MEDULLARY RETICULAR FORMATION
is involved in a degree of motor control and copulatory behaviours. It is found in the hindmost region of the…
MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONE (MSH)
is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland which can stimulate the dispersal of melanin granules in melanophores in the skin…
MEMORY ILLUSION
defines the process where a memory or event becomes distorted and the person will then remember something that never actually…
MENINGITIS
can be a bacterial, viral or fungi based infection which results in the inflammation of the meninges membranes covering the…
MENTAL ROTATION
first developed by U.S. psychologist Roger Newland Shepherd where participants must make a subjective decision about a stimulus which are…
MEPROBAMATE
was one of the drugs introduced into the U.S. as an alternative, that was somewhat safer to the then incredibly…
MESENCEPHALIC NUCLEUS
makes up the three nuclei found in the trigeminal nerve which extends through the pons into the lower part of…
MESOSYSTEM
was first proposed by U.S. psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner (1917 - 2005) who implies that groups, clubs and institutions outside of…
METACHROMATIC LEUKODYSTROPHY
is an autosomal recessive disorder which results in the loss of motor function and the degradation of mental ability, with…
METHOCARBAMOL
is a member of a group of muscle relaxants and as a result is used in conjecture with musculoskeletal pain.…
METHOD OF RATIO ESTIMATION
an experimental technique where two different stimuli are presented to participants and they are asked to determine the ratio of…
METHYLXANTHINES
are methylated derivatives of the xanthine family which have similar pharmacological properties. One of the most well known is caffeine,…
MICROGENETIC METHOD
an experimental technique which examines a developmental change in a small population over a small period of time, usually days…