Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

A previously uninfected person now infected with a disease agent.  

An early textbook used in colonial schools.  

The outside layer of the brain that appeared late in human evolution and controls complex behavior and mental activity.  

A rare condition characterized by extensive blood vessel tumors, convulsions, hemiplegia, and severe mental deficiency resulting in a shortened life span. Sturge-Weber syndrome; a congenital syndrome marked by portwine nevi along the trigeminal nerve distribution, angiomas of the leptomeninges and choroid, intracranial calcifications, mental retardation, epileptic seizures, and glaucoma.  

Pertaining to the handling characteristics of a vehicle that has a center of gravity in the middle of the vehicle making it easy to handle.  

Microscopic sacs in axon terminals that contain a transmitter substance.  

A theory of thermal sensitivity that attributes the experience of warmth and cold to changes in the peripheral blood vessels.  

The science of poisons, their effects, and antidotes as they relate to nerves or the nervous system.  

The use of temporary relief of tension and a tendency to repeat an ineffective behavior which in turn may increase frustration.  

Needs that are unrealistic.