alien limb syndrome

a neurological disorder characterized by unintended hand, arm, or leg movements, often accompanied by a feeling that one has no control over the limb. The individual may not even recognize the limb as his or her own. The syndrome may be associated with lesions to the supplementary motor area or the motor regions of the corpus callosum.

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December 24th 2024

feature model

a model of general knowledge or semantic memory suggesting that information can be described as sets of features (e.g., the features that define bird).