electrical stimulus

collocation in English

meaningsofelectricalandstimulus

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electrical
adjective
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/iˈlek.trɪ.kəl/us
/iˈlek.trɪ.kəl/
relating ...
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stimulus
noun[C]
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/ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/us
/ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/
something that causes growth ...
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(Definition ofelectricalandstimulusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Fig. 11 (top) shows a record in which typical spontaneous spiking occurred before theelectricalstimulusto the tectum was delivered.
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In experiment 2, it was observed that theelectricalstimulusacted differently depending on the cell type used as nuclear donor, as regards both fusion and artificial activation.
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Electromyography is used to diagnose myopathies by comparing muscle contraction responses toelectricalstimulus.
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Parthenogenesis occurs in many plants and animals and may be induced in others through a chemical orelectricalstimulusto the egg cell.
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Pollen tubes, as most biological systems, are influenced byelectricalstimulus.
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Thus, theelectricalstimulustravels along the facial nerve, allowing it to be specifically pinpointed.
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The central fact is that anelectricalstimulusmay manifest its effect at a distant part of the nervous system.
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This method uses anelectricalstimuluswith a neuroselective frequency to determine the minimum voltage causing conduction.
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This process is fundamental to muscle physiology, whereby theelectricalstimulusis usually an action potential and the mechanical response is contraction.
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They are recorded by stimulating peripheral nerves, most commonly the tibial nerve, median nerve or ulnar nerve, typically with anelectricalstimulus.
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Typically, a small amplitude sinsusoidalelectricalstimulusis applied, causing current to flow through the biosensor.
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Electrical stimuli are meant to coarsely mimic visual inputs to subsequent visual processing.
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This third electrode is used to give a rewardingelectricalstimulusto the brain when the rat makes the correct move to the left or right.
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The delivery of electrical stimuli to the efferents that influence this eye was also varied.
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Electrical stimuli consisted of constant voltage pulses of graded intensity, and were 0.1 ms in duration.
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From their data they concluded that epi-retinal electrical stimuli separated by 200 mm (0.75-deg visual angle) should be resolved by the patients.
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Using these timed stimuli and drug applications we attempt to teach the network to respond to defined electrical stimuli with defined sets of action potentials distributed in time and space.
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Itch is induced by mechanical, chemical, thermal, or electrical stimuli of sensory receptors in the peripheral nervous system, or by psychological prompts.
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He subjected metals to a combination of mechanical, thermal, chemical, and electrical stimuli and noted the similarities between metals and cells.
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Contraction of the heart is due to the electrical stimuli (signals) that are received from the central nervous system in organisms.
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