Accessible categoryThe theory of accessible categories is a part of mathematics, specifically of . It attempts to describe categories in terms of the "size" (a cardinal number) of the operations needed to generate their objects. The theory originates in the work of Grothendieck completed by 1969, and Gabriel and Ulmer (1971). It has been further developed in 1989 by Michael Makkai and Robert Paré, with motivation coming from model theory, a branch of mathematical logic. A standard text book by Adámek and Rosický appeared in 1994.
Dual objectIn , a branch of mathematics, a dual object is an analogue of a dual vector space from linear algebra for in arbitrary . It is only a partial generalization, based upon the categorical properties of duality for finite-dimensional vector spaces. An object admitting a dual is called a dualizable object. In this formalism, infinite-dimensional vector spaces are not dualizable, since the dual vector space V∗ doesn't satisfy the axioms. Often, an object is dualizable only when it satisfies some finiteness or compactness property.
Language processing in the brainIn psycholinguistics, language processing refers to the way humans use words to communicate ideas and feelings, and how such communications are processed and understood. Language processing is considered to be a uniquely human ability that is not produced with the same grammatical understanding or systematicity in even human's closest primate relatives. Throughout the 20th century the dominant model for language processing in the brain was the Geschwind-Lichteim-Wernicke model, which is based primarily on the analysis of brain-damaged patients.
Visual memoryVisual memory describes the relationship between perceptual processing and the encoding, storage and retrieval of the resulting neural representations. Visual memory occurs over a broad time range spanning from eye movements to years in order to visually navigate to a previously visited location. Visual memory is a form of memory which preserves some characteristics of our senses pertaining to visual experience. We are able to place in memory visual information which resembles objects, places, animals or people in a mental image.
Trouble du traitement auditifLe Trouble de traitement auditif (TTA), également appelé trouble de l'audition centrale (TAC) ou trouble de traitement auditif central (TTAC), est un trouble neurodéveloppemental, ou acquis dans certains cas, qui affectent la manière dont le cerveau traite l'information auditive. Les patients atteints de ce trouble ne présentent le plus souvent aucun défaut de structure ou de fonctionnement de l'oreille interne, moyenne ou externe ; mais ils éprouvent des difficultés à traiter l'information qu'ils entendent, ce qui gêne voire empêche la discrimination, la latéralisation, la localisation et l'identification de sons, en particulier dans un environnement bruyant.
Formation réticuléevignette|281x281px|Formation réticulée et posture La (ou ; également, en formatio reticularis) est une structure nerveuse du tronc cérébral à l'interface des systèmes autonome, moteur et sensitif. Elle a été mise en évidence la première fois en 1949 par et . Elle intervient dans la régulation de grandes fonctions vitales (comme les cycles veille-sommeil), le contrôle d'activités motrices réflexes ou stéréotypées, comme la marche ou le tonus postural et dans des fonctions cognitives telles que l'attention.
Trouble de l'intégration sensorielleLe trouble du traitement sensoriel (ou SPD, pour Sensory processing disorder, aussi anciennement dénommé "dysfonctionnement de l'intégration sensorielle") désigne un trouble correspondant à une difficulté ou à une incapacité du système nerveux central à traiter adéquatement les flux d'informations sensorielles arrivant dans le cerveau, lequel ne peut alors fournir de réponses appropriées aux exigences de l'environnement.
Anti-discrimination lawAnti-discrimination law or non-discrimination law refers to legislation designed to prevent discrimination against particular groups of people; these groups are often referred to as protected groups or protected classes. Anti-discrimination laws vary by jurisdiction with regard to the types of discrimination that are prohibited, and also the groups that are protected by that legislation. Commonly, these types of legislation are designed to prevent discrimination in employment, housing, education, and other areas of social life, such as public accommodations.
Sensory cueA sensory cue is a statistic or signal that can be extracted from the sensory input by a perceiver, that indicates the state of some property of the world that the perceiver is interested in perceiving. A cue is some organization of the data present in the signal which allows for meaningful extrapolation. For example, sensory cues include visual cues, auditory cues, haptic cues, olfactory cues and environmental cues. Sensory cues are a fundamental part of theories of perception, especially theories of appearance (how things look).
Acuité visuellevignette|Tableau de Snellen qui permet de mesurer l'acuité visuelle humaine. L'acuité visuelle (mesurée sur un œil, en vision de loin) est la capacité de discerner un petit objet (ou optotype) situé le plus loin possible, ce qui est équivalent à voir à une distance fixe (en général cinq mètres) un optotype sous le plus petit angle possible. Le minimum visible représente la visibilité binaire d'un point ou d'une ligne (vu/non vu). Un trait ou un point de fort contraste, typiquement un trait noir sur un fond blanc, peut être distingué à partir d’un diamètre apparent de 0,5 seconde d’arc.
