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lateral lemniscus

a bundle of nerve fibers running from auditory nuclei in the brainstem upward through the pons and terminating in the inferior colliculus and medial geniculate nucleus. It is part of the lemniscal system.

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biasing factor

biasing factor

a variable that serves to bias the valence of elaboration of attitude-relevant information. See also biased elaboration; multiple roles in persuasion.