- temporal summation
- temporal summation n sensory summation that involves the addition of single stimuli over a short period of time
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Temporal summation — is an effect generated by a single neuron as a way of achieving action potential. Summation occurs when the time constant is sufficiently long and the frequency of rises in potential are high enough that a rise in potential begins before a… … Wikipedia
temporal summation — noun Date: 1950 sensory summation that involves the addition of single stimuli over a short period of time … New Collegiate Dictionary
temporal summation. — See under summation. [1945 50] * * * … Universalium
temporal summation — noun : sensory summation that involves the addition of single stimuli over a short period of time … Useful english dictionary
temporal summation. — See under summation. [1945 50] … Useful english dictionary
summation — summational, adj. /seuh may sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of summing. 2. the result of this; an aggregate or total. 3. a review or recapitulation of previously stated facts or statements, often with a final conclusion or conclusions drawn… … Universalium
summation — The aggregation of a number of similar neural impulses or stimuli. [Mediev. L. summatio, fr. summo, pp. atus, to sum up, fr. L. summa, sum] s. of stimuli cumulative muscular or neural effects produced by the frequent repetition of stimuli. * * *… … Medical dictionary
Spatial summation — is a way of achieving action potential in a neuron which involves input from multiple cells. Spatial summation is the algebraic summation of potentials from different areas of input, usually on the dendrites. Summation of excitatory postsynaptic… … Wikipedia
eye, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction specialized sense organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then carried to the brain. Anatomy of the visual apparatus Structures auxiliary to the eye The orbit The eye is protected from mechanical injury… … Universalium
Absolute threshold of hearing — The absolute threshold of hearing (ATH) is the minimum sound level of a pure tone that an average ear with normal hearing can hear with no other sound present. The absolute threshold relates to the sound that can just be heard by the… … Wikipedia
