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Descriptor English: Prepulse Inhibition
Descriptor Spanish: Inhibición Prepulso
Descriptor inhibición prepulso
Scope note: Fenómeno neurofisiológico en el cual la respuesta a un estímulo de partida (pulso) disminuye cuando un preestímulo más débil (prepulso) lo precede muy cerca en el tiempo. Se utiliza como medida operacional de la sincronización sensoriomotora.
Descriptor Portuguese: Inibição Pré-Pulso
Descriptor French: Inhibition du réflexe de sursaut
Entry term(s): Facilitation, Prepulse
Inhibition, Prepulse
Prepulse Facilitation
Tree number(s): G11.561.794.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D065808
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Reflex, Startle (1974-2014)
Public MeSH Note: 2015
History Note: 2015
Related: Reflex, Startle MeSH
DeCS ID: 55751
Unique ID: D065808
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Date Established: 2015/01/01
Date of Entry: 2014/06/26
Revision Date: 2016/06/23
Prepulse Inhibition - Preferred
Concept UI M0591005
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Prepulse Inhibition
Entry term(s) Inhibition, Prepulse
Prepulse Facilitation - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0591006
Preferred term Prepulse Facilitation
Entry term(s) Facilitation, Prepulse



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