Meaning | The branch of neuroscience that studies the physiology of the nervous system. |
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Category of | all-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 |
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brainwave, brain wave, cortical potential | (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph |
facilitation | (neurophysiology) phenomenon that occurs when two or more neural impulses that alone are not enough to trigger a response in a neuron combine to trigger an action potential |
Broader | neuroscience | The scientific study of the nervous system |
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physiology | The branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms |
Spanish | neurofisiología |
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Catalan | neurofisiologia |
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Adjectives | neurophysiological | of or concerned with neurophysiology |
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