evoked potentials

Synonyms:
  • EP
German: evozierte Potenziale
Japanese: 誘発電位

Neurophysiology. The electric response evoked in the central nervous system by stimulation of sensory receptors or some point on the sensory pathway leading from the receptor to the cortex. Depending on the stimulus the evoked potentials can be auditory evoked potentials (AEP), visual evoked potentials (VEP), motor evoked potentials (MEP), or somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP).

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