Sentences with phrase «electrical impulses known»

During this split second of surprise, electrodes in the cap register a cascade of electrical impulses known as a P - 300 response.

Neurons are somewhat like tiny batteries, needing to be charged in order to fire off an electrical impulse known as a «spike.»

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Those are converted into electrical impulses that pass to the part of the brain known as the hypothalamus, which governs our endocrine system and hormones, and much of our activity.»

If you are only matter only, than you should not say such things as, «I didn't do that» when neurologists uses electrical impulses to make you move a body part — no matter what the graduate student Harris claims.

I mean, I don't know about you, but I'd rather die relatively quickly (~ 2h, max, for the majority of fatal bullet wounds) or lose a limb than die because I'm coughing so hard my lungs shred themselves (mustard gas) or because my muscles, constantly triggered by uncontrollable electrical impulses, use up all the oxygen before my brain can (VX).

Nerve cells communicate by means of electrical impulses, which are transmitted along neural processes known as axons.

For patients at known risk for this or other heart rhythm abnormalities, an implantable cardioverter - defibrillator, or ICD, may be placed in the chest or abdomen to detect faulty electrical impulses and provide a shock to return normal rhythm.

Action potentials, also known as nerve impulses, are electrical messages sent from our brains to other organs and muscles; for instance, nerves in the brain transmit action potentials through neural networks to direct our arm muscles to contract in order to call into action our hands to lift or hold an item, a primary research focus at the Columbia Motor Neuron Center, to which both the Zhang and Wichterle labs are affiliated.

These nerve cells, known as retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), use electrical impulses to send visual information — entering the eye through the optic nerve — to the brain where images are perceived.

«Now that we know the importance of Irx3,» Dr. Bruneau added, «We need to dig deeper to see if it's possible to use drug therapy to target any of the electrical - impulse pathways that Irx3 regulates with drug therapy.»

The mechanism, known as a responsive neurostimulation device, would monitor the brain's reward center for signs of the electrical signal that occurs right before an impulsive decision is made and deliver a dose of electricity to suppress the impulse.

Electrical Stimulation, also known as («e-stim»), is the application of electrical impulses to a muscle group stimulating their coElectrical Stimulation, also known as («e-stim»), is the application of electrical impulses to a muscle group stimulating their coelectrical impulses to a muscle group stimulating their contraction.

The electrical impulse begins in a region of specialized «pacemaker» cells within the right atrium known as the sinus node (aka sinoatrial or SA node).