Encyclopedia Development
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Memory consolidation
Memory consolidation is the process of gradually consolidating information and experiences into long-term memory.
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Mental brakes
Mental brakes are thoughts, emotions and beliefs that stop us from acting despite available options.
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Mental comfort
Psychological comfort is a subjective feeling of relative safety, peace and the ability to function without excessive tension.
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Mental condition
Mental health is the current level of emotional, cognitive and regulatory resources needed to function.
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Mental defense
Psychic defense is the way in which the psyche limits fear, tension or internal conflict, often without the person's full…
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Mental hygiene
Mental hygiene is the regular maintenance of conditions that support emotional, cognitive and social well-being.
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Mental inertia
Mental inertia is the tendency to remain in the current state of action, thinking or avoidance despite available reasons to…
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Mental model
A mental model is a simplified representation of reality that helps predict, explain, and make decisions.
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Mental representation
A mental representation is an internal image, concept, or model by which the mind relates to things, people, events, and…
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Mental suffering
Psychological distress is a subjectively difficult emotional or cognitive state that may reduce well-being and daily functioning.
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Mental toughness
Mental resilience is the ability to adapt to difficulties, stress and change without permanent loss of agency.
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Mentalization
Mentalization is the ability to understand one's own and others' behavior by referring to thoughts, emotions, intentions and needs.
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Metacognition
Metacognition is the ability to observe, evaluate and regulate one's own cognitive processes.
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Microhabits
Microhabits are very small, repetitive actions designed to be easy to start and maintain.
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Mind map
A mind map is a visual way of organizing information around a main topic and its associated associations.
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Mindfulness
Mindfulness is consciously maintaining attention on current experience with an attitude of openness and without immediate judgment.
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Mindfulness
Mindfulness is maintaining attention on current experience with an attitude of greater openness and less automatic judgment.
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Mindset
Mindset is a relatively fixed way of interpreting yourself, situations and possibilities of action.
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Mirror neurons
Mirror neurons are nerve cells that fire both when performing an action and when observing a similar action in others.
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Morality
Morality is a set of rules, judgments and intuitions about what is considered good, bad, right or harmful.
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Motivation
Motivation is the process of activating, directing and maintaining behavior towards a specific goal or value.
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Motor cortex
The motor cortex is the area of the cerebral cortex involved in planning and executing voluntary movements.
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Negative distortions
Negative distortions are automatic thinking patterns that narrow or distort the view of a situation toward threat, guilt, or failure.
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Neocortex
Neocortex is an evolutionarily younger part of the cerebral cortex, particularly developed in mammals, associated with complex cognitive processing.
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Nervous system
The nervous system is a network of cells and structures that receive, process and transmit information in the body.
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Neural plasticity
Neural plasticity is the ability of neurons and neural networks to change their connections and the way they operate under…
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Neurobiology
Neurobiology is a field that studies the structure, functioning and development of the nervous system.
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Neurochemistry
Neurochemistry studies the chemicals and molecular processes involved in the functioning of the nervous system.
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Neurogenesis
Neurogenesis is the process of creating new neurons in the nervous system.
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Neuron
A neuron is the basic cell of the nervous system specialized in receiving, processing and transmitting signals.
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