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Sensory Thresholds
| Medical Definition: | The minimum amount of stimulus energy necessary to elicit a sensory response. |
| Guide Notes: | IM GEN or unspecified; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; PAIN THRESHOLD; SUBLIMINAL STIMULATION & TASTE THRESHOLD are also available; coord NIM with specific sensory concept (IM), e.g., visual threshold = SENSORY THRESHOLD (NIM) + VISUAL PERCEPT |
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Pain Threshold - Amount of stimulation required before the sensation of pain is experienced. |
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Subliminal Stimulation - Stimulation at an intensity below that where a differentiated response can be elicited. |
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Taste Threshold - The minimum concentration at which taste sensitivity to a particular substance or food can be perceived. |
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