repetition priming

cuing a response to a stimulus through prior exposure to the same or a related stimulus. The effects of repetition priming (e.g., changed speed of response, number of response errors) can occur without explicit memory of the first stimulus.

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November 19th 2024

nerve

n. a bundle of axons outside the central nervous system (CNS), enclosed in a sheath of connective tissue to form a cordlike structure. Nerves connect the CNS with the tissues and organs of the body. They may be motor, sensory, or mixed (containing axons of both motor and sensory neurons). See cranial nerve; spinal nerve. Compare tract.