Definition of Evoked potential

1. Noun. The electrical response of the central nervous system produced by an external stimulus. "He measured evoked potentials with an electroencephalogram"


Definition of Evoked potential

1. Noun. (medicine) An electrical potential recorded from a human or animal following presentation of a stimulus, as distinct from spontaneous potentials as detected by electroencephalograms or electromyograms. ¹

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Medical Definition of Evoked potential

1. An event-related potential, elicited by, and time-lockied to a stimulus. See: evoked response. (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Evoked potential

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The CM response survives the section, whereas the FFR and the evoked potential from the cochlear nucleus are abolished. В PR E COOLED POST PRE COOLED POST ..."

2. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1994-1995 by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Using "evoked potential" testing, technologists measure sensory and physical responses to specific stimuli. After the electrodes have been attached, ..."

3. Individual Differences in the Behavioral Etiology of Drug Abuse edited by Harold W. Gordon, Meyer D. Glantz (1997)
"Halliday, R.; Rosenthal, JH; Nay lor, H.; and Callaway, E. Averaged evoked potential predictors of clinical improvement in hyperactive children treated with ..."

4. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 1996-1997 by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"The American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and evoked potential Technologists awards the credential "Registered EEG Technologist" and ..."

5. Research on Alcohol and Alcoholism (1993)
"Noting that evoked potential waveforms are genetically determined, ... Differences in evoked potential voltage also have been observed between P and NP ..."

6. Biological Effects of Power Line Fields Scientific Advisory Panels Final Report by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"this effect is unknown, but the investigators believe that the changes in somatosensory evoked potential in the absence of alterations of auditory or visual ..."

7. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People: A Report of the Surgeon General by M. Joycelyn Elders (1997)
"... as P300-evoked electrical potential) recover within a few days, but others may take weeks or more (such as NIOO-evoked potential, hunger, and craving). ..."

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