Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Wild dancing mania, prevalent in the thirteenth century in Western Europe; supposedly caused by the bite of a tarantula. A disorder that is culturally specific to regions of Italy and Northern .Africa, marked by stupor, melancholy, and uncontrollable, manic dancing. It is popularly attributed to the bite of the tarantula, although some experts believe it…

A commercial preparation of a major tranquilizer, phenothiazine.  

A procedure to diagnose breast cancer in which a patient’s skin is tested for the presence of T antigen, suspected to be present only in the membranes of women with breast cancer.  

The most superior of the tarsal bones and the one that articulates with the tibia and fibula to form the ankle joint. The top bone in the tarsus which articulates with the tibia and fibula in the leg, and with the calcaneus in the heel. Bone of the ankle; it articulates with the tibia and…

Pertaining to the sense of touch. Able to be sensed by touch. Referring to the sense of touch, often employed in multisensory approaches to learning, such as vakt, for children with learning disabilities. Perceptible to, pertaining to or related to the sense of touch. Related to the sense of touch.  

A method or approach used as a part of a strategy.  

A rapid tolerance to a potential toxic dose of a drug shortly after receiving smaller doses. Rapid protection against a toxic substance by previous injection of tiny doses. An effect of a drug or neurotransmitter which becomes less with repeated doses. Rapid loss of a therapeutic response to a pharmacological agent. A falling-off in the…

A device for presenting stimuli for brief, controllable periods of time. A device used to determine the speed of visual perception. The time of exposure can be adjusted so that the length of time needed for detection of the viewed object can be measured.