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Posterior attention system is one of the attentional systems of the brain that mediates visuo-spatial orienting and is supported by the parietal, mid-brain, and thalamic regions.

Posterior cerebral arteries are arteries which are formed by a division of the basilar artery.

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Posterior Hypothalamus refers to the area of the brain responsible for regulation of the body's response to a decrease in temperature.

Posterior Pituitary is the portion of the Pituitary gland, which releases hormones synthesized by the Hypothalamus

Postformal thought refers to thinking characterized by a recognition that truth varies across situations, that solutions must be realistic to be reasonable, that ambiguity and contradiction are the rule rather than the exception, and that emotion and subjective factors play a role in thinking.

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Posthypnotic Amnesia refers to the tendency for a person to forget what happens to him or her while under hypnosis.

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Posthypnotic suggestion refers to a suggestion that a person receives while under hypnosis and acts on when he or she is again in the waking state.

Posthypnotic suggestion involves a per

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Postictal phase refers to a phase in which the person gradually emerges into full Consciousness follows the seizure episode.

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