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| Terms | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| babinski reflex | concept | Pathological version of the plantar reflex in the foot. Normal response involves flexing of toes inward upon stimulation of the sole of the foot. Abnormal response (Babinski) involves extension/fanning of toes... |
| backward chaining | concept | an inference method used in automated theorem provers, proof assistants and other artificial intelligence applications. Backward chaining starts with a list of goals (or a hypothesis) and works backwards from the consequent to the antecedent to see if there is data available that will support any of these consequents... |
| Backward digit span task | task | a test used to measure working memory, attention, concentration, and mental control. In a typical test of memory span, a list of random numbers or letters is read out loud or presented on a computer screen at the rate of one per second... |
| backward masking | concept | a phenomenon wherein presenting one stimulus (a "mask" or "masking stimulus") immediately after another brief (≤ 50 ms) "target" stimulus leads to a failure to consciously perceive the first stimulus... |
| behavioral inhibition | concept | Disambiguation |
| behavioral inhibition (cognitive) | concept | Often used as a synonym of "response inhibition" to describe the inhibition of actions. |
| behavioral inhibition (temperament) | concept | A temperamental characteristic described by shyness and social anxiety. |
| Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Function | task | used for evaluating and planning treatment strategies for a wide spectrum of developmental and acquired neurological conditions, including learning disabilities, low birth weight, ADHD, Tourette's disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Autism; consists of 8 non-overlapping clinical scales that form two broader indexes: Behavior Regulation (three scales) and Metacognition (five scales)... |
| belief | concept | a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing; conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon especially when based on examination of evidence... |
| Benton Facial Recognition Test | task | A tool used to assess deficits in facial recognition. |
| bilabial | concept | a consonant produced with both lips. (from merriam-webster.com) |
| binocular convergence | concept | No definition submitted yet |
| binocular depth cue | concept | No definition submitted yet |
| binocular disparity | concept | the difference in image location of an object seen by the left and right eyes, resulting from the eyes' horizontal separation. The brain uses binocular disparity to extract depth information from the two-dimensional retinal images in stereopsis... |
| binocular vision | concept | No definition submitted yet |
| Birmingham Object Recognition Battery | task | No definition submitted yet |
| bitterness | concept | being or inducing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, or disagreeable; marked by intensity or severity; marked by cynicism and rancor; intensely unpleasant especially in coldness or rawness; expressive of severe pain, grief, or regret... |
| blind spot | concept | an obscuration of the visual field. (physiological blind spot, medical literature) the place in the visual field that corresponds to the lack of light-detecting photoreceptor cells on the optic disc of the retina where the optic nerve passes through it... |
| Block Design Test | task | The Block Design is a subtest of Perceptual Reasoning index of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale IV. The Block Design test measures spatial perception, visual abstract processing, and problem solving. |
| Block Tapping Test | task | tool used for assessment of the capacity of the visual short-term memory and of the implicit visual-spatial learning. (from http://www.lafayetteevaluation.com/product_detail.asp?ItemID=359) |
| body orientation | concept | No definition submitted yet |
| Boston Naming Test | task | No definition submitted yet |