Neurology

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MENTAL ABILITIES

describes the abilities of- spatial visualization, perceptual speed, number facility, verbal comprehension, word fluency, memory, inductive reasoning as measured by

MENTAL REPRESENTATION

is an entirely hypothetical being or entity which, philosophers believe stand for- perception, thought, memory and other mental processes during

METALINGUISTIC AWARENESS

is the conscious understanding and awareness of the full formal properties of a language such as English or French, including

MIDBRAIN

is a small part of the neural tissue which is found between the forebrain and hindbrain. Otherwise known as the

MINORITY INFLUENCE

is the theory that societal pressure can be exerted by a small group but positively affect the majority group despite

MODERATE DEPRESSION

a depressive episode where the number of symptoms exceed that of mild depression but less than the number required to

MOOD-DEPENDENT MEMORY

is a theory which suggests the rate at which a memory can be retrieved is dependent on the mood the

MOTION PARALLAX

is a depth cue which explains the movements of interrelated elements in a scene which occurs when an observer moves

MULTIDIMENSIONAL

in the context of physics describes a form of analysis which takes into consideration factors or variables which can be

MUTTERING DELIRIUM

is characterized by- low utterances, slurring, dysarthria, iteration, perseveration or a combination. These are typically accompanied with the motor features

NATURAL EXPERIMENT

is an experimental design where a natural event which is typically a natural disaster is classed as an experimental condition

NEGATIVE FEEDBACK

opposed to a positive feedback is a system which detects a change from a constant, and then stimulates various effectors

NEURAL DARWINISM

was first proposed by U.S. neuroscientist Gerald M. Edelman (1929 - ) in 1987, in which he explained his biological

NEUROSIS

is a collection of functional mental disorders which involve symptoms such as distress but neither delusions nor hallucinations, whereby behaviour

NONDECLARATIVE MEMORY

a collection of several different types of memory which function automatically and collect data which isn't within reach to aware

NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED (NOS)

in the DSM-IV-TR, designating a widely-based diagnostic classificaton, for instance, depressive disorder not otherwise ascertained. The NOS diagnosis is selected

OBJECT PERMANENCE

insight into the ongoing presence of items even whenever they're not directly understood.

OCULOVESTIBULAR RESPONSE

eye motions which arise whenever the head is moved. They're utilized to challenge the integrity of the reticular activating system

OPERATIVE KNOWLEDGE

insights learned in the act of performing functions, considered to be more fundamental and more predictive of later intellectual behaviors

ORGANIC DEFECT

a congenital illness which isn't the outcome of an inherited anomaly.