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Orient

Deutsch: Orientieren / Español: Orientar / Português: Orientar / Français: Orienter / Italian: Orientare

Orient in the psychology context refers to the process of becoming aware of and understanding one’s position relative to time, place, and person. It involves the ability to recognize and adapt to the surrounding environment and internal states. Orientation is a fundamental cognitive function that is essential for effective interaction with the world and is often assessed in clinical settings to evaluate cognitive health.

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Orientation

Deutsch: Orientierung / Español: Orientación / Português: Orientação / Français: Orientation / Italiano: Orientamento /

Orientation refers to a person's awareness of time, place, and identity.

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Orientation column

Orientation column is the column in the visual cortex that contains neurons with the same orientation preference.

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Orientation response

Orientation response refer to odily changes that prepare an organism to receive information from a particular stimulus.

Orientation to time

Orientation to time is the awareness of temporal specification, such as time of day, day of the week, or year. Orientation to time is one of the functions assessed in a psychiatric mental status examination

Orientation tuning curve

Orientation tuning curve refers to a function relating the firing rate of a neuron to the orientation of the stimulus.

Orienting response

Orienting response refers to the automatic positioning of oneself to facilitate attending to a stimulus; an individual views a strong or unfamiliar stimulus, and changes in heart rate and brain-wave activity occur.

Origin

Origin is defined as the proximal attachment or point of attachment of a muscle closest to the midline or center of the body, generally considered the least movable part.

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