HyperDic: all-or-none_law

English > 1 sense of the expression all-or-none law:
NOUNcognitionall-or-none law(neurophysiology) a nerve impulse resulting from a weak stimulus is just as strong as a nerve impulse resulting from a strong stimulus
English > all-or-none law: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning(neurophysiology) a nerve impulse resulting from a weak stimulus is just as strong as a nerve impulse resulting from a strong stimulus.
CategoryneurophysiologyThe branch of neuroscience that studies the physiology of the nervous system
Broaderlaw, law of natureA generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
Catalanllei del tot o res

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