choreoathetosis

n. chorea accompanied by athetosis (involuntary writhing) of the face, tongue, hands, and feet. The condition is characteristic of Huntington’s disease.

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January 18th 2025

law of contrast

a principle of association stating that opposites are reminders of one another: encountering or thinking about one (e.g., a snow-covered field) tends to bring to mind the other (e.g., a sunny beach). Initially proposed as a distinct, essential concept in associationism, the law of contrast later came to be viewed as a special case of the law of contiguity.