Sentence examples for responding to a stimulus from inspiring English sources

One reason why an animal might stop responding to a stimulus is that it no longer detects the stimulus; i.e., some form of sensory adaptation might have occurred.

Many signaling systems show adaptation the ability to reset themselves after responding to a stimulus.

Fig. 8 Parameter estimates of the probability-mixing (PM) model and the response-averaging (RA) model fitted to data simulated from both models responding to a stimulus mixture.

Likewise, the switch keyboard task seems related to simple reaction times, but effective use of the keyboard involves planning a precisely timed action rather than quickly responding to a stimulus.

(b) QQ plots of the uniform residuals of the probability-mixing (PM) model and the response-averaging (RA) model fitted on data simulated from both models responding to a stimulus mixture.

The way external factors influence distribution functions for the overall time required to perform a mental task (such as responding to a stimulus, or solving a problem) may be informative as to the underlying mental architecture, the hypothetical network of interconnected processes some of which are selectively influenced by some of the external factors.

In monkeys and cats, cells in the various brain areas that respond to a stimulus such as a rolling apple appear to become tightly synchronised.

With that kind of change, the number of neurons that respond to a stimulus in a given brain region increases as performance in a behavioral task improves.

Aggressive behaviour has been reported in several species of nereids (a group of free-moving polychaetes); they respond to a stimulus by extending the proboscis (feeding organ) to expose the jaws.

Automatons don't get to choose their actions, they simply respond to a stimulus.

Sometimes early instar stages were the first to respond to a stimulus.