decerebration

n. loss of the ability to discriminate, learn, and control movements as a result of transection of the brainstem, surgical removal of the cerebrum, or cutting off of the cerebral blood supply. Decerebrate (adj.) describes a human or nonhuman animal that has experienced decerebration; such an individual is also known as a decerebrate (n.).

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Psychology term of the day

May 8th 2024

pluralism

1. the idea that any entity has many aspects and that it may have a variety of causes and meanings.

2. in philosophy, the belief that ultimate reality is composed of more than one substance or fundamental kind of entity. Compare dualism; monism.

3. the existence in a society of people having different religions, ethnic origins, and cultural backgrounds. —pluralist adj.