Glossary E

Deutsch: Erregung / Español: Excitación / Português: Excitação / Français: Excitation / Italian: Eccitazione

Excitation in the psychology context refers to the process by which a neuron or a neural network increases its activity, often resulting in an enhanced state of arousal or heightened responsiveness. This concept is crucial in understanding how the brain and nervous system function in response to various stimuli.

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Excitation transfer refers to the idea that arousal from one event can transfer to a later event. Moreover, it is the idea that physiological arousal from sources other than frustration or anger can be linked to anger-related thoughts and cognitions, thereby increasing aggression.

Excitation transfer theory refers to a theory that states that arousal generated from one stimulus can "spill over" and intensify an emotional reaction to a different stimulus.

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Excitatory area refers to an area of a receptive field that is associated with excitation. Stimulation of this area causes an increase in the rate of nerve firing.

Excitatory behaviour refers to the underlying motivation that initiates an emotional sequence in the processing of a message, this is from classical conditioning

Excitatory conditioning is defined as conditioning procedure in which the NS is associated with the presentation of a US.

Excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP) is defined as graded depolarization of a neuron. It refers to depolarization that increases the probability of the postsynaptic cell to reach its threshold and fire.

Excitatory response refers to the response of a nerve fiber in which the firing rate increases.

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