-phasia
a combining form used in the names of speech disorders, as specified by the initial element.
-phasic
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a word derived from
-phasia.
phasic
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a word derived from
phase.
phasenounany of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
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The team found that the phasic inhibitory interneurons become stimulated by lots of input of the neurotransmitter glutamate from the excitatory neurons and vigorously spike, or fire.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024
It distinguishes between "tonic" interneurons that tamp down network activity and "phasic" interneurons that react more to excitatory neurons.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024
By contrast, tonic firing describes the slow and steady activity of these neurons when there are no surprises; it is background activity interspersed with phasic bursts.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2023
The role of DANs in self-paced movement has mostly been attributed to their tonic activity, whereas phasic changes in DAN activity have been linked to reward prediction2,3.
From Nature ● Jan. 30, 2018
Since they are rapidly adapting or phasic, the action potentials generated quickly decrease and eventually cease.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
