| 1. | Lucid dream | is a dream in which the person is aware that they are dreaming while the dream is in progress, also known as a conscious dream. When the dreamer is lucid, they can actively participate in and More… 2.9 KB |
| 2. | Lucio Bini | (1908-1964) was an Italian psychiatrist and professor at the University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy. Together with Ugo Cerletti, a neurophysiologist, he researched and discovered the method More… 0.3 KB |
| 3. | Ludic fallacy | The ludic fallacy is a term coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his 2007 book The Black Swan. 'Ludic' is from the Latin ludus, meaning 'play'. It is summarized as More… 1.2 KB |
| 4. | Lumbar puncture | The insertion of a needle between two of the lumbar vertebrae into the meningeal sac around the base of the spinal cord to obtain cerebrospinal fluid for diagnostic purposes. |
| 5. | Lumen | the unit of luminous flux defined as the amount of light within a solid angle of a unit size originating from a souce of one candlepower. for example, a standard candle placed in the center More… 0.3 KB |
| 6. | Luminosity | the relative brightness or intensity of a light as dependent upon its reflectance, conditions of illumination, etc..Thus, a white paper in a dimly lighted room is more luminous than a gray More… 0.2 KB |
| 7. | Luminosity curve | the luminosity, or brightness value, of the various wavelengths plotted as curves with wavelength on the horizontal axis and luminosity on the vertical axis. |
| 8. | Luminous flux | the rate of passage of light as determined by the experienced brilliance it produces in an observer. |
| 9. | Luminous intensity | the luminous flux per unit solid angle emitted in a given direction from a source of light, usually one standard candle. |
| 10. | Luria Alexander | (July 16, 1902- August 14, 1977) was a famous Soviet neuropsychologist and developmental psychologist. He was one of the founders of cultural-historical psychology and psychological activity More… 5.4 KB |
| 11. | Luria technique | in the measuring of emotional tensions, a method where in subject presses the fingers of one hand on a sensitive tremor recorder as he responds in a free association test. |
| 12. | Luria-Nebraska test | 1- A battery of neuropsychological tests that can detect impairment in different parts of the brain. 2- A neuropsychological battery of tests consisting of 14 scales that assess writing, More… 0.6 KB |
