Adrian's law

Japanese: Adrian's law(英語表記)Adrianslaw
Adrian's law

...It is known that the impulses recorded from sensory nerves increase in frequency as the intensity of the stimulus increases, and the number of fibers that discharge also increases. This is called Adrian's law. (2) Spatial characteristics of sensation Sensation is a phenomenon caused by the excitation of the sensory areas of the cerebral cortex, and at this time we judge that the sensory stimulus is given to a certain place in the outside world or in the body. ...

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Japanese:

…感覚神経から記録されるインパルスについては,〈刺激の強さが増すにつれてインパルス頻度が増し,また放電活動する繊維の数も増す〉ことが知られている。これをエードリアンの法則Adrian’s lawという。(2)感覚の空間的特性 感覚は大脳皮質感覚野の興奮に起因する現象であるが,このときわれわれは感覚刺激が外界の,あるいは身体の一定の場所に与えられたものと判断する。…

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