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  2. Auditory hallucination - Wikipedia

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    An auditory hallucination, or paracusia, [ 1] is a form of hallucination that involves perceiving sounds without auditory stimulus. While experiencing an auditory hallucination, the affected person hears a sound or sounds that did not come from the natural environment. A common form of auditory hallucination involves hearing one or more voices ...

  3. Startle response - Wikipedia

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    In animals, including humans, the startle response is a largely unconscious defensive response to sudden or threatening stimuli, such as sudden noise or sharp movement, and is associated with negative affect. [ 1] Usually the onset of the startle response is a startle reflex reaction. The startle reflex is a brainstem reflectory reaction ...

  4. Pseudobulbar affect - Wikipedia

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    Depression. Pseudobulbar affect ( PBA ), or emotional incontinence, is a type of neurological disorder characterized by uncontrollable episodes of crying or laughing. PBA occurs secondary to a neurologic disorder or brain injury. Patients may find themselves crying uncontrollably at something that is only slightly sad, being unable to stop ...

  5. Yiddish words used in English - Wikipedia

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    קיינ יינ-אָרע; also pronounced: kin ahurrah): lit., "No evil eye!"; German kein: none; Hebrew עין ‎ ayn—eye, הרע ‎ harrah—bad, evil; an apotropaic formula spoken to avert the curse of jealousy after something or someone has been praised; khaloymes (Yid. כאָלעם): dreams, fantasies; used in the sense of "wild dreams ...

  6. Closed-eye hallucination - Wikipedia

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    Closed-eye hallucinations and closed-eye visualizations (CEV) are hallucinations that occur when one's eyes are closed or when one is in a darkened room. They should not be confused with phosphenes , perceived light and shapes when pressure is applied to the eye's retina, or some other non-visual external cause stimulates the eye.

  7. Auditory illusion - Wikipedia

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    Auditory illusion. Auditory illusions are illusions of real sound or outside stimulus. [ 1] These false perceptions are the equivalent of an optical illusion: the listener hears either sounds which are not present in the stimulus, or sounds that should not be possible given the circumstance on how they were created. [ 2]

  8. List of South African slang words - Wikipedia

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    "The kêrels are coming, watch out!" (dated). More commonly referring to boyfriend or literal translation: Guy or young man. Dutch – kerels. kerrie-en-rys – lit. "curry and rice", is a popular South African variant of a curry usually served with rice and blatjang; kief, kif, kiff – (adjective) wicked, cool, neat, great, wonderful.

  9. Acoustic reflex - Wikipedia

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    The acoustic reflex threshold (ART) is the sound pressure level (SPL) from which a sound stimulus with a given frequency will trigger the acoustic reflex. The ART is a function of sound pressure level and frequency. People with normal hearing have an acoustic reflex threshold (ART) around 70–100 dB SPL. People with conductive hearing loss (i ...