The adequate stimulus is a property of a sensory receptor that determines the type of energy[citation needed] to which a sensory receptor responds with...

receptor's adequate stimulus is the stimulus modality for which it possesses the adequate sensory transduction apparatus. Adequate stimulus can be used...

In physiology, a stimulus is a change in a living thing's internal or external environment. This change can be detected by an organism or organ using sensitivity...

A noxious stimulus is a stimulus strong enough to threaten the body's integrity (i.e. cause damage to tissue). Noxious stimulation induces peripheral afferents...

independent of the strength of the exciting stimulus, provided the latter is adequate. An electrical stimulus below threshold strength fails to elicit a...

thinly myelinated A delta fibers (faster conduction velocity). The adequate stimulus for a warm receptor is warming, which results in an increase in their...

weight of the chest percussion hammer was insufficient to generate an adequate stimulus for a reflex. Starting in the late 19th century, several models of...

about by spasm of the accommodation system. Nocturnal myopia: Without adequate stimulus for accurate accommodation, the accommodation system partially engages...

attracting the PGA Tour back to town. They thought it would provide the adequate stimulus for the city to move forward. They also addressed funding concerns...

mother shares the essential sensory stimulus of the actual cognitive problem with the child. By sharing this stimulus, the mother provides a template for...

If the patient is deemed to have a difficult airway, there should be adequate resources in case airway intervention is required. These include things...

negative effect of a rapidly presented stimulus (priming stimulus) on the processing of a second stimulus (target stimulus) that appears shortly after. Generally...

argues, humans are relying on their tacit knowledge, which is difficult to adequately express by verbal means, when engaging these tasks. Polanyi's paradox...

especially the brain, of a human or other animals following presentation of a stimulus such as a light flash or a pure tone. Different types of potentials result...

comorbid mental illnesses, and a number of other factors. For instance, stimulus fading is typically used with younger children because older children and...

sentences, it is called observationally adequate. But this kind of adequacy does not provide a sufficiently adequate model of linguistic competence. If the...

blood volume is reduced. As mentioned above, lack of adequate blood volume is a potent stimulus for ADH secretion and thence water retention.[citation...

medical treatment that implements systemic targeted delivery of an energy stimulus or chemical agents to a specific neurological zone in the body to alter...

food-purchasing assistance for low- and no-income persons to help them maintain adequate nutrition and health. It is a federal aid program administered by the U...

information load, that is, a code that enables a reconstruction of the stimulus using a minimum number of descriptive parameters. Such a code is obtained...

examinations to identify a relative afferent pupillary defect. For an adequate test, vision must not be entirely lost. In dim room light, the examiner...

from gaining hints and clues as to the design on the cards were far from adequate. In many experiments, the cards were displayed face up, but hidden behind...

years the predominant view of the function of the nervous system was as a stimulus-response associator. In this conception, neural processing begins with...

stored in memory. The instance stored in memory is the "exemplar". The new stimulus is assigned to a category based on the greatest number of similarities...

observed after a stimulus is applied can be statistically correlated and it could be decided if these changes are reactions to the stimulus or just merely...

R. 133) is a $2.3 trillion spending bill that combines $900 billion in stimulus relief for the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States with a $1.4 trillion...

field (MMF) is a component of the event-related potential (ERP) to an odd stimulus in a sequence of stimuli. It arises from electrical activity in the brain...

orgasm. This thing can be physical or of other senses, and is known as a stimulus. Sexual stimulation is a broad term, usually understood to mean physical...

particularly visible when the nipple is erect. Their role is to promote adequate breastfeeding of the infant. They are sebaceous glands, which secrete sebum...

hyperactivity disorder. Stimulus-driven behavioral responses (i.e., stimulus control) that are associated with a particular rewarding stimulus tend to dominate...