Dictionary of Hallucinations. J.D. Blom. 2010.
Thermal grill illusion — The thermal grill illusion is a sensory illusion originally demonstrated in 1896 by T. Thunberg. [cite journal|author=Thunberg T|title=Förnimmelserne vid till samma ställe lokaliserad, samtidigt pägäende köld och värmeretning|journal=Uppsala… … Wikipedia
Illusion — An illusion is a distortion of the senses, revealing how the brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation. While illusions distort reality, they are generally shared by most people. [ Solso, R. L. (2001). Cognitive psychology (6th… … Wikipedia
temperature illusion — see thermal illusion … Dictionary of Hallucinations
paradoxical cold — A term introduced in or shortly before 1895 by the Austrian physician and physiologist Max von Frey (1852 1932) to denote the *thermal illusion of coldness that may arise when a stimulus in the range of 45 50°C is applied to the skin.… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
paradoxical heat — A term used to denote the * thermal illusion of heat that may arise during prolonged intense skin cooling, typically upon the return of skin temperature to a neutral level after intense cooling (for example, on moving indoors after having been … Dictionary of Hallucinations
thermoreception — Sensory capacity (see sense) to detect the temperature of the environment and the body. It helps keep body temperature stable by regulating autonomic responses to temperature changes (see homeostasis). Temperature sensations are generated by… … Universalium
Metamaterial cloaking — Electromagnetism Electricity · … Wikipedia
Iceman (comics) — Superherobox caption= comic color= background:#ff8080 character name = Iceman real name= Robert Bobby Louis Drake species= Human Mutant publisher= Marvel Comics debut= Uncanny X Men vol. 1 #1 (September 1963) creators= Stan Lee Jack Kirby… … Wikipedia
Theory of camouflage — The theoretical basis for camouflage is the underlying methodology used in by camouflage, whether natural or man made. The definition of camouflage involves concealment and obscurity , whether applied to the natural coloration of animals, or the… … Wikipedia
cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… … Universalium
