Prepulse Inhibition

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.

Year introduced: 2015

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Tree Number(s): G11.561.794.500

MeSH Unique ID: D065808

Entry Terms:

• Inhibition, Prepulse
• Prepulse Facilitation
• Facilitation, Prepulse

Previous Indexing:

• Reflex, Startle (1974-2014)

See Also:

• Reflex, Startle

All MeSH Categories
Phenomena and Processes Category
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena
Sensory Gating
Prepulse Inhibition