Search Results for: neurone
Refractory Period
(neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response.The... Read More
Neurophysiology
Definition noun A branch of neuroscience that is concerned with the physiology of the nervous system Supplement Neuroscience... Read More
Absolute Refractory Period
An occurrence after a neuron has fired an impulse where the neurone cannot fire another pulse for a short time directly... Read More
Efferent neuron
Definition noun, plural: efferent neurons A neuron with an axon that carries nerve impulses peripherally, and innervates... Read More
Motor neuron
Definition noun, plural: motor neurons A type of neuron connected to a muscle fiber and originates from the central nervous... Read More
Afferent neuron
Definition noun, plural: afferent neurons A type of neuron that detects stimulus from the periphery and relays nerve... Read More