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Mental rotation task
The mental rotation task is a cognitive psychology paradigm in which participants judge whether two rotated shapes are the same object or mirror images, introduced by Shepard and Metzler in 1971.
Mental state
Mental state: a state of a mind such as belief, desire, or pain. Central philosophy-of-mind question answered by functionalism (causal role), identity theory (brain states), behaviorism, and dualism; multiple realizability is the key dividing issue.
Mental status examination
Mental status examination (MSE): structured clinical assessment of appearance, behavior, speech, mood and affect, thought, perception, and cognition. Uses bedside tests and screens such as MoCA and MMSE; attention is tested first.
Mental Theo
Mental Theo, stage name of Theo Nabuurs, is a Dutch DJ and producer, one half of the happy hardcore duo Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo.
Mentalism
Mentalism, also called mental magic, is a performing-art genre in which mentalists present apparent mind reading, prediction, and psychological influence using trickery; a popular magic genre whose classification as magic is disputed.
Mentalization-based therapy
Mentalization-based therapy, also known as Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT), is a psychodynamic psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder, introduced by Anthony Bateman and Peter Fonagy in their 1999 trial.
Mentalizing task
A mentalizing task is a behavioral paradigm, usually built from stories, vignettes, or films, that measures how well a person infers others' beliefs, intentions, and feelings, called theory of mind.
MentalPlus® trial
MentalPlus® trial (NCT02551952), a completed University of São Paulo interventional trial validating the MentalPlus® digital game, a 25-minute neuropsychological assessment tool, against standardized tests for postoperative cognitive dysfunction in 163 surgical patients and volunteers.
Menteşzâde Abdürrahim Efendi
Menteşzâde Abdürrahim Efendi (died 1716) was an Ottoman scholar who served as Shaykh al-Islam from June 1715 until his death under Sultan Ahmed III, and is known for the fatwa collection Fetâvâ-yı Abdürrahîm.
Mentewab
Mentewab (c. 1706–1773) was an Ethiopian empress who dominated imperial politics for half a century as regent for her son Iyasu II and grandson Iyoas I, until 1769.
Mentha
Mentha (mint) is a genus of aromatic Lamiaceae herbs, first published by Linnaeus in 1753, with a cosmopolitan native range and about 26 accepted species. Spearmint and peppermint are its main cultivated hybrids; hybridization, polyploidy, and chromosome numbers of 24–120 make its taxonomy notoriously difficult.
Mentha aquatica
Mentha aquatica (water mint), Lamiaceae perennial wetland herb native to Africa, Europe, and W. Asia; IUCN Least Concern; parent of peppermint (Mentha × piperita) with M. spicata; aromatic, rhizomatous, marsh plant.
Mentha canadensis
Mentha canadensis (薄荷, bo he), Canada mint, American wild mint, Japanese mint, or corn mint: a perennial Lamiaceae herb native from Siberia to East Asia and North America, source of cornmint oil rich in menthol (28–47%), with 74 synonyms and disputed species versus subspecies rank.
Mentha longifolia
Mentha longifolia, horsemint or wild mint (欧薄荷), a perennial Lamiaceae herb from Macaronesia to South Africa; variable pulegone/piperitenone oxide essential oil, antimicrobial and antioxidant activity, traditional medicinal uses.
Mentha pulegium
Mentha pulegium, pennyroyal or European pennyroyal, is a perennial mint (Lamiaceae) native to Europe and the Mediterranean, with pulegone-rich toxic essential oil, grown as a herb and invasive in California wetlands.
Mentha Tholus
Mentha Tholus, formerly Mentha Mons, is a 79-km-wide tholus (domical hill) on Venus at 43.0N, 237.3E, IAU-approved in 1997 and named for the Roman goddess of the human mind.
Menthol
Menthol, also known as levomenthol or peppermint camphor, is a natural compound in mint oils that produces a cooling sensation, used in medicines, candies, and cigarettes.
Menthol cigarette
Menthol cigarette: cigarette flavored with menthol, first marketed as Spud in the 1920s and Kool in 1933; 37% of US cigarette sales in 2021, about 80% of Black US smokers use menthol, and a proposed FDA ban was postponed in 2024.
Menthon-St-Bernard
Menthon-Saint-Bernard, Haute-Savoie commune on Lake Annecy (1,891 inhabitants, 667 ha), known for its 10th-century château, Gallo-Roman baths rediscovered in 1865, and the 1908 Palace Hôtel.
Menthone
Menthone is a naturally occurring monoterpene ketone with a minty smell, making up about 25% of peppermint oil and serving as a biosynthetic precursor to menthol.
Mentioned in dispatches
Mentioned in dispatches (MiD): British and Commonwealth recognition where a soldier's name appears in a commander's official report, published in the London Gazette, marked by an oak leaf emblem, no medal.
Mentiras, la serie
Mentiras, la serie (Prime Video, 2025) is a Mexican musical drama adapting José Manuel López Velarde's 2009 stage musical, directed by Gabriel Ripstein, starring Belinda, Mariana Treviño, Regina Blandón, Diana Bovio, and Luis Gerardo Méndez; distinct from the 2021 Spanish Antena 3 thriller of the same name.
Mentmore Towers
Mentmore Towers is a Grade I-listed Victorian country house in Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, built in 1852–54 by Joseph Paxton for Baron Mayer de Rothschild, the first grand Rothschild estate in the Vale of Aylesbury.
Mento
Mento is a style of Jamaican folk music, performed on acoustic instruments, that predates and influenced ska and reggae and became Jamaica's first recorded popular music in the early 1950s.
Menton
Menton (INSEE 06083) is a commune of about 30,600 people in the Alpes-Maritimes, the easternmost town of the French Côte d'Azur between Monaco and Italy, known for its subtropical microclimate, its PGI lemon, and the Fête du Citron held each February since 1934.
Mentor (A'lars)
Mentor (A'lars) is a Marvel Comics Eternal, father of Thanos and Starfox, who left Earth after Zuras was chosen ruler and founded the Titan colony with Sui-San; debuted in Iron Man #55 (1972/1973).
Mentor of Rhodes
Mentor of Rhodes (Μέντωρ), a Greek mercenary commander who lived from about 385 to 340 BC, was the brother of Memnon and helped Artaxerxes III of Persia reconquer Egypt by 343 BC.
Mentoring networks for women in physics
Mentoring networks for women in physics are organized programs pairing women students and early-career researchers with senior physicists or peer cohorts, from undergraduate recruitment through faculty life.
Mentorship
Mentorship is a developmental relationship in which an experienced person shares knowledge and support with a less experienced person, taking the form of informal bonds or structured workplace programs.
Mentos
Mentos is a chewy dragee mint made by Perfetti Van Melle, conceived in the Netherlands and sold worldwide since 1932. Dropping it into soda triggers a geyser.