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Efference copy — Efference copies are created with our own movement but not those of other people. This is why other people can tickle us (no efference copies of the movements that touch us) but we cannot tickle ourselves (efference copies tell us that we are… … Wikipedia
mechanoreception — See mechanoreceptor. * * * Ability to detect and respond to mechanical stimuli in one s environment. A slight deformation of a mechanoreceptive neuron causes an electric charge at its surface, activating a response. Mechanoreceptors in pain spots … Universalium
Erich von Holst — (November 28, 1908 May 26, 1962), was a German behavioral physiologist who was a native of Riga, and was related to historian Hermann Eduard von Holst (1841 1904). In the 1950s he founded the Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Physiology at… … Wikipedia
instinct — instinct1 /in stingkt/, n. 1. an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species. 2. a natural or innate impulse, inclination, or tendency. 3. a natural aptitude or gift: an instinct for making money. 4.… … Universalium
