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单词 afferent
释义
afferent
adjective
medicalspecialized
uk
/ˈæf.ər.ənt/us
/ˈæf.ɚ.ənt/
(especiallyof anerve)carryingsomething towards thecentreof abodypart
（尤指神经）传入的
(Definition ofafferentfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • A complex system of intermediate neurons, found mostly in the brain, join the afferent with the efferent pathways.
  • He believes that every instinctive process consists of an afferent part or message, a central part, and an efferent part or discharge.
  • In some cases ligation of the afferent vessels has been successful.
  • The respiratory center is also connected by afferent nerves with the mucous membrane of the air passages.
  • There are two sets of nerve-fibers, those which transmit sensory impulses, called afferent or sensory nerves, and those which transmit motor impulses, called efferent or motor nerves.

Examplesofafferent

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In contrast, peripheral afferents constitute only 15% of total synapses.
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The peripheral target of these afferents is unknown, thus, their potential role in visceral pain is obscure.
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These might be strictly visceroresponsive or might be supplied by mechanically insensitiveafferentfibers.
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They can filter the visual input and improve its quality by changing the sensitivity of theafferentpathways to some aspects of the stimulation.
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These remain poised to restore a necessary conative push as soon asafferentinformation has been matched intelligently against repertoires of stored plans and values.
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However, the important influences ofafferentinputs from the periphery on the brain were neglected.
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The primaryafferentprojections of vestibular end organs are distributed to several ipsilateral vestibular nuclei.
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These circuits provide means to alter or adjust behavior viaafferentand efferent connections within the prefrontal cortex.
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The principal input to these circuits are thalamic afferents that synapse on excitatory cells with spiny dendrites.
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These data strongly support the hypothesis that separable luminance and chromaticafferentchannels both participate in the discrimination.
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The presumed mechanism is decreasedafferentimpulses to the brain, which reduces arousal and, thereby, reduces sedative requirements.
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This mechanism also appears to capitalize on the synchronization that is present among parallel retinal afferents to a geniculate cell.
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Necessity forafferentactivity to maintain eyespecific segregation in ferret lateral geniculate nucleus.
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They result from anatomical connection weights,afferentstimuli, and recurrent activities that reflect attentional selection, memory, and thinking.
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These depend on, among other things, explicit efferent andafferenttransmissions with respect to an emulator process.
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