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Mental Age It’s easy to tell how old you are chronologically…if you are 10 years old, then your chronological age is 10.…

Mental Acuity Mental acuity is the sharpness of the mind. Things considered in determining a person’s mental acuity are memory, focus, concentration,…

Menopause As we get older, we all go through lots of changes physically and mentally. Menopause is a natural change in a…

Menarche This is a very straight forward one – menarche is a female’s first menstrual cycle…when a girl has her first “period”.

Memory A cognitive system that retains information. Similar to a computer’s ability to retain information, your brain remembers bits of information such…

Meme A meme is a piece of information that is passed from one entity (person, book, etc.) to another. Often memes are…

Medulla The medulla is a structure of the brain located in the brain stem. The brain stem begins just above the spinal…

Median A measure of central tendency that is defined as the midpoint in an array of numbers. The median for 1, 6,…

Mean A measure of central tendency which is more commonly known as an “average.” The average or mean is calculated by adding…

Maturity Maturity in psychology has little to do with age, but with the ability to react, cope and reason in an appropriate…