Prepulse Inhibition

Preferred Label : Prepulse Inhibition;

MeSH definition : A neurophysiological phenomenon in which the response to a startling stimulus (pulse) is decreased when a weaker prestimulus (prepulse) precedes it closely in time. It is used as an operational measure of sensorimotor gating.;

MeSH synonym : Inhibition, Prepulse;

Related MeSH term : Prepulse Facilitation; Facilitation, Prepulse;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prepulse inhibition;

Details

Origin ID

D065808;

UMLS CUI

C0871125;

Allowable qualifiers
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- prepulse inhibition [GO term]
Record concept(s)
- Prepulse Facilitation [MeSH concept]
- Prepulse Inhibition [MeSH concept]
See also
- Reflex, Startle [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Physiologic Function [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- prepulse inhibition [GO term]

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