threshold of stimulation

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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

• threshold — [[t]θre̱ʃhoʊld[/t]] thresholds 1) N COUNT: usu sing The threshold of a building or room is the floor in the doorway, or the doorway itself. He stopped at the threshold of the bedroom... The bride was carried over the threshold. 2) N COUNT: usu… …   English dictionary

• stimulation fatigue — an increase in the threshold of a neural element due to repeated stimulation …   Medical dictionary

• Linear no-threshold model — The linear no threshold model (LNT) is a method for predicting the long term, biological damage caused by ionizing radiation and is based on the assumption that the risk is directly proportional to the dose at all dose levels. In other words, the …   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

• absolute threshold — noun the lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect • Hypernyms: ↑threshold, ↑limen • Hyponyms: ↑pain threshold * * * noun : the smallest magnitude at which a sensory stimulus can reliably evoke a sensation …   Useful english dictionary

• difference threshold — noun the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect • Syn: ↑differential threshold, ↑difference limen, ↑differential limen • Hypernyms: ↑threshold, ↑limen • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• differential threshold — noun the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect • Syn: ↑difference threshold, ↑difference limen, ↑differential limen • Hypernyms: ↑threshold, ↑limen • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• pain threshold — noun the lowest intensity of stimulation at which pain is experienced some people have much higher pain thresholds than do other people • Hypernyms: ↑absolute threshold …   Useful english dictionary

• absolute threshold — the lowest possible limit of stimulation that is capable of producing sensation; called also stimulus t …   Medical dictionary

• arousal threshold — the minimal stimulation necessary to awaken a sleeper …   Medical dictionary