Phenomena and Processes

Sensory Gating

The ability of the BRAIN to suppress neuronal responses to external sensory inputs, such as auditory and visual stimuli. Sensory filtering (or gating) allows humans to block out irrelevant, meaningless, or redundant stimuli.

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Abstract

The ability of the BRAIN to suppress neuronal responses to external sensory inputs, such as auditory and visual stimuli. Sensory filtering (or gating) allows humans to block out irrelevant, meaningless, or redundant stimuli.

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  • Sensory Filtering
  • Filtering, Sensory
  • Gating, Sensory
  • Acoustic Startle Gating
  • Auditory Sensory Gating
  • Sensorimotor Gating
  • Startle Gating
  • Gating, Acoustic Startle
  • Gating, Auditory Sensory
  • Gating, Sensorimotor
  • Gating, Startle

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with ION CHANNEL GATING

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History Note

2009

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Previous Indexing

  • Neural Inhibition (2007-2008)
  • Schizophrenia (1982-2008)

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  1. G11.561.794w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sensory Gating. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D055139. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D055139
  2. Sensory Gating. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_gating
  3. Sensory Gating. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2271368