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nerve impulse
noun
- a progressive wave of electric and chemical activity along a nerve fiber that stimulates or inhibits the action of a muscle, gland, or other nerve cell.
nerve impulse
noun
- the electrical wave transmitted along a nerve fibre, usually following stimulation of the nerve-cell body See also action potential
Word History and Origins
Origin of nerve impulse1
Example Sentences
New techniques also make it possible to study how nerve impulses translate outside information to our inner worlds.
A bracelet studded with electrodes can detect tiny nerve impulses on the wrist.
The nerve-impulse thus aroused is conveyed to the brain, and there translated into sound.
It was said in the preceding chapter that when a muscle contracts, it must first receive a nerve-impulse.
In human action it is evident that there is always a stimulus to start the nerve-impulse which causes the action.
There is another way in which the radiation of nerve impulse may be caused, entirely distinct from the lack of use or skill.
The nerve-impulse passing into the fibers of the muscles causes them to contract.
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