Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Mirror Neuron System(also: Mirror Neurons)
- The mirror neuron system is a network of brain regions that activate both when a person performs an action and when they observe another person performing the same action. It is implicated in motor simulation, action understanding, and learning by imitation. Neuroscientific…
- Motor Cortex(also: Primary Motor Cortex, M1)
- The region of the cerebral cortex responsible for planning, controlling, and executing voluntary movements. Located in the frontal lobe along the precentral gyrus, the motor cortex is organised somatotopically — different areas control different body parts. In brain-computer…
- Mu Rhythm(also: Mu Wave, Mu Oscillation)
- A pattern of electrical brain activity oscillating at approximately 8-12 Hz, recorded over the sensorimotor cortex. Mu rhythms are suppressed (desynchronised) when a person performs or imagines performing a movement, a phenomenon known as event-related desynchronisation. In…
- Multisensory Integration
- The neural and perceptual process by which the brain combines information from different sensory modalities — sight, hearing, touch, proprioception — into a unified percept. Integration relies on temporal and spatial binding windows that widen with age: older adults tolerate…
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