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Descriptor English:   Prepulse Inhibition 
Descriptor Spanish:   Inhibición Prepulso 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Inibição Pré-Pulso 
Synonyms English:   Prepulse Facilitation
Facilitation, Prepulse
Inhibition, Prepulse  
Tree Number:   G11.561.794.500
Definition English:   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. 
See Related English:   Reflex, Startle
 
History Note English:   2015 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
DE drug effects GE genetics
IM immunology PH physiology
RE radiation effects  
Record Number:   55751 
Unique Identifier:   D065808 

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