Preferred Label : sensory gating;
MeSH definition : The ability of the BRAIN to suppress neuronal responses to external sensory inputs,
such as auditory and visual stimuli. Sensory filtering (or gating) allows humans to
block out irrelevant, meaningless, or redundant stimuli.;
MeSH synonym : sensory filtering; gating, sensory; filtering, sensory;
CISMeF synonym : acoustic startle gatings; gatings, acoustic startle; startle gating, acoustic; startle gatings, acoustic; gatings, startle; startle gatings;
MeSH hyponym : acoustic startle gating; sensorimotor gating; Auditory Sensory Gating; Gating, Sensorimotor; Gating, Auditory Sensory; Gating, Acoustic Startle; Startle Gating; Gating, Startle;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse with ION CHANNEL GATING;
Origin ID : D055139;
UMLS CUI : C0237633;
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The ability of the BRAIN to suppress neuronal responses to external sensory inputs,
such as auditory and visual stimuli. Sensory filtering (or gating) allows humans to
block out irrelevant, meaningless, or redundant stimuli.
