microstimulate

verb

microstimulate

verb

Etymology From micro- + stimulate.

1

To stimulate individual nerve cells using a small electric current.

  • We trained rhesus monkeys to categorize disparity-defined 3D shapes and examined AIP's contribution to 3D-shape categorization by microstimulating in clusters of 3D-shape selective AIP neurons during task performance.2015 August 22, “Effects of Microstimulation in the Anterior Intraparietal Area during Three-Dimensional Shape Categorization”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
Related terms
microstimulation, microstimulus

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