movement chaining

the generation of complex movement sequences whereby the occurrence of, or feedback from, each movement in the sequence acts as the stimulus to initiate the next. [originally described by Charles Scott Sherrington in relation to sequences of reflexes]

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May 9th 2024

ordinate

n. the vertical coordinate in a graph or data plot; that is, the y-axis. See also abscissa.