Neural adaptation

Neural Adaptation

Neural adaptation or sensory adaptation is a change over time in the responsiveness of the sensory system to a constant stimulus. It is usually experienced as a change in the stimulus. For example, if one rests one's hand on a table, one immediately feels the table's surface on one's skin. Within a few seconds, however, one ceases to feel the table's surface. The sensory neurons stimulated by the table's surface respond immediately, but then respond less and less until they may not respond at all; this is an example of neural adaptation.

Pronunciation

Neural adaptation: /ˈnʊərəl ˌædəpˈteɪʃən/

Etymology

The term "neural" is derived from the word "neuron" which comes from the Greek word "neuron" meaning "nerve". The term "adaptation" comes from the Latin word "adaptare" which means "to fit".

Related Terms

• Sensory adaptation
• Neuron
• Stimulus
• Sensory system
• Neural plasticity

See Also

• Neuroplasticity
• Sensory overload
• Sensory deprivation

References

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Neural adaptation
• Wikipedia's article - Neural adaptation

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