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eyelid conditioning

a procedure for studying classical conditioning in which the unconditioned stimulus (usually an electrical stimulus or a puff of air) elicits an eyeblink.

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peduncle

peduncle

n. a stalklike bundle of nerve fibers, such as the cerebellar peduncle or the cerebral peduncle. —peduncular adj.