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nuclear complex

1. a set of interconnected nuclei in parts of the brain, as in the ventroposterior nuclear complex of the thalamus (see ventroposterior nucleus).

2. a central conflict or problem that is rooted in infancy, such as feelings of inferiority (according to Alfred Adler) or the Oedipus complex (according to Sigmund Freud).

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imageless thought

imageless thought

thinking that occurs without the aid of images or sensory content. The Würzburg school upheld the existence of imageless thought on the basis of introspective reports, such as experimental participants’ stated ability to name a piece of fruit without picturing it. Edward Bradford Titchener and others in the structural school opposed this view (see structuralism). See Bewusstseinslage.