ideomotor theory

the hypothesis that actions are evoked impulsively by mental representations and are carried out spontaneously in the absence of inhibition. Ideomotor theory is the basis of most early theories of hypnotic suggestion. [introduced by British physiologist William Benjamin Carpenter (1813–1885)]

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January 13th 2025

third ventricle

a cavity of the brain, filled with cerebrospinal fluid, that forms a cleft between the two lobes of the thalamus beneath the cerebral hemispheres. It communicates with the lateral ventricles and caudally with the fourth ventricle through the cerebral aqueduct.