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kudo (iou) and receptive field (medicine)


kudo (iou)



kudo noun. colloq. Pl. -os. M20.
[Back-form. from KUDOS.]
An expression of praise or gratitude for an achievement.

receptive field (medicine)


receptive field


That part of the retina whose photoreceptors (rods and cones) pertain to a single optic nerve fibre. The response of a neuron to stimulation of its receptive field depends on the type of neuron and the part of the field that is illuminated; an "on-centre" neuron is stimulated by light falling at the centre of its receptive field and inhibited by light falling at the periphery; an "off-centre" neuron reacts in exactly the opposite Fashion; that is, it is inhibited by light falling at the centre of its receptive field. In either case, the net response depends on a complex switching action in the retina. When an entire receptive field is equally illuminated, the response of receptors at the centre of the field predominates.