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trigger feature

a specific feature, simple or complex, of a stimulus that may cause a response in a specific neuron. For example, some cells in the visual cortex respond to bars of light with specific orientations, whereas others respond to more complex visual patterns, such as faces.

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October 10th 2024

Werdnig–Hoffmann disease

Werdnig–Hoffmann disease

see spinal muscular atrophy. [Guido Werdnig (1862–1919), Austrian neurologist; Johann Hoffmann (1857–1919), German neurologist]