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Lateral inhibition

In neurobiology, lateral inhibition is the capacity of an excited neuron to reduce the activity of its neighbors. Lateral inhibition disables the spreading of action potentials from excited neurons to neighboring neurons in the lateral direction. This creates a contrast in stimulation that allows increased sensory perception. It is also referred to as…

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Lateral inhibition

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related to history · 19
Lateral inhibition → Also, David, Descartes, Ernst Mach, Floyd Ratliff, Ganglion, Haldan, Hartline, He, Henry, His, Hubel, In, Inhibition, Limulus, Sensory, The, Torsten Wiesel, Wagner
related to Auditory inhibition · 9
Lateral inhibition → Also, Evidence, However, If, Lateral, Similarities, Some, The, Tinnitus
related to Visual inhibition · 9
Lateral inhibition → Compare, Electromagnetic, In, It, Lateral, Mach, The, This, Visual
related to Embryology · 8
Lateral inhibition → Delta, Drosophila, In, Lateral, Notch, Research, Specifically, Synthetic
related to Tactile inhibition · 8
Lateral inhibition → Each, For, In, One, Sensory, The, This, When
related to In plants · 5
Lateral inhibition → Devonian, In, Lateral, Metzgeriothallus, This
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Lateral inhibition → capacity of an excited neuron to reduce the activity of its neighbors, process in which photoreceptor cells aid the brain in perceiving contrast within an image

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inhibition lateral cells also sensory auditory light processing neurons contrast visual receptive cell signal skin processes cortex inhibitory photoreceptors somatosensory

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Lateral inhibitionis acapacity of an excited neuron to reduce the activity of its neighbors0.90text
Lateral inhibitionis aprocess in which photoreceptor cells aid the brain in perceiving contrast within an image0.90text
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Lateral inhibitionrelated to Auditory inhibitionLateral0.60section
Lateral inhibitionrelated to Auditory inhibitionHowever0.60section
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Lateral inhibitionrelated to Auditory inhibitionTinnitus0.60section
Lateral inhibitionrelated to Auditory inhibitionIf0.60section
Lateral inhibitionrelated to Auditory inhibitionEvidence0.60section
Lateral inhibitionrelated to EmbryologyIn0.60section

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