Medical Definition of Lateral inhibition

1. A simple form of information processing. The classic example is found in the eye, whereby ganglion cells are stimulated if photoreceptors in a well defined field are illuminated, but their response is inhibited if neighbouring photoreceptors are excited (an on field/off surround cell) or vice versa an off field/on surround cell. The effect of lateral inhibition is to produce edge or boundary sensitive cells and to reduce the amount of information that is sent to higher centres, a form of peripheral processing. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lateral Inhibition

lateral ginglymus
lateral glossoepiglottic fold
lateral great muscle
lateral ground bundle
lateral group of axillary lymph nodes
lateral hermaphroditism
lateral horn
lateral humeral epicondylitis
lateral hypothalamic area
lateral hypothalamic region
lateral illumination
lateral incisor
lateral inferior genicular artery
lateral inguinal fossa
lateral inhibition (current term)
lateral jugular lymph nodes
lateral lacunae
lateral lacunar lymph node
lateral lacunar node
lateral lakes
lateral lamina of cartilaginous auditory tube
lateral layer of cartilaginous auditory tube
lateral lemniscus
lateral ligament of elbow
lateral ligament of knee
lateral ligament of malleus
lateral ligament of temporomandibular joint
lateral ligament of wrist
lateral ligaments of the bladder

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