threshold of sensation

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• threshold — 1. The point at which a stimulus first produces a sensation. 2. The lower limit of perception of a stimulus. 3. The minimal stimulus that produces excitation of any structure; e.g., the minimal stimulus eliciting a moto …   Medical dictionary

• sensation —    by Tom Conley   Biology infuses much of Deleuze s philosophy, especially in the domain of sensation. It remains at the basis of perception, perception in turn being what brings about the creation of events, the very matter common to philosophy …   The Deleuze dictionary

• sensation —    by Tom Conley   Biology infuses much of Deleuze s philosophy, especially in the domain of sensation. It remains at the basis of perception, perception in turn being what brings about the creation of events, the very matter common to philosophy …   The Deleuze dictionary

• threshold of visual sensation — the least possible amount of stimulus that gives rise to the sensation of sight …   Medical dictionary

• sensation level — noun : the range of intensity of sound vibrations in which they are perceived as sound : the range between the threshold of audibility and that of feeling usually expressed in decibels …   Useful english dictionary

• Examples of the motif of harmful sensation in fiction — This is a chronological list of examples of the motif of harmful sensation in modern fiction. Before 1901*In Stendhal s 1817 Naples and Florence: A Journey from Milan to Reggio , the eponymous Stendhal syndrome is outlined. *Edgar Allan Poe s… …   Wikipedia

• Pain threshold — The term pain threshold refers to the maximum intensity or duration of a sensory stimulus at which the body shuts down. In scientific literature the term is clearly differentiated from the term pain tolerance. Pain threshold is the minimum… …   Wikipedia

• Sensory threshold — is a theoretical concept used in psychophysics. A stimulus that is less intense than the sensory threshold will not elicit any sensation. Methods have been developed to measure thresholds in any of the senses. Several different sensory thresholds …   Wikipedia

• Absolute threshold — In neuroscience and psychophysics, an absolute threshold is the smallest detectable level of a stimulus. For example, in an experiment on sound detention, researchers may present a sound with varying levels of volume. The smallest level that a… …   Wikipedia

• Contrast sensation — is a human ability to distinguish objects which scarcely stand out against a background. Contrast sensation is evaluated on the basis of sinusoidal grids.Fact|date=November 2007 The increased threshold of contrast sensation may be a symptom of… …   Wikipedia

• seuil de sensation douloureuse — skausminis girdos slenkstis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. pain threshold of hearing; upper threshold of hearing vok. obere Hörschwelle, f; Schmerzschwelle, f rus. болевой предел слышимости, m; порог болевого ощущения, m pranc. seuil …   Fizikos terminų žodynas