facilitation
- noun
- /fəˌsɪlɪˈteɪʃən/
- Specialized
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facilitación
- In neurophysiology, facilitation occurs when multiple neural impulses combine to produce an action potential.
- response facilitation
- producing facilitation
Examples
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We hypothesized that RR would result in significant changes in eye movements indicating facilitation of word recognition and higher-level processing of text.
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In this case, there was greater response facilitation when the target was presented to the LVF than to the RVF.
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Likewise, the lack of differences in free throw shooting is also consistent with social facilitation theory.
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So first of all facilitation will deal with facilitation and sensitization separately.
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However, these studies also indicate that facilitation of responding is not a foregone conclusion.
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One possible theoretical approach to explain these results is social facilitation (Zajonc, 1965; Cottrell, 1972).
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The interventions focused on restoring capacities (e.g., neuromuscular facilitation, muscle strength exercises, cognitive training).
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The phenomenon of facilitation can help explain how weaker signals in the brain can lead to a stronger response.
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Research shows that facilitation in neurons can significantly enhance the likelihood of triggering an action potential.
Surface Forms
Morphology
facilitation = facilitate (semi-transparent) = facilitate + ion
The technical neurophysiological sense is derived metaphorically from 'making easier' but the specific meaning (increased neural response) is specialized and may not be obvious to general learners.
Etymology
The word facilitation comes from the Latin facilis 'easy' and facere 'to make'. In the nervous system, facilitation is when small nerve signals add up to make a response easier, so the term fits because it means 'making' a response more likely.
