response graph (IMAGE)

University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

response graph

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This graph shows an idealized sensory adaptation response. At the onset of a new stimulus, the organism’s initial state, called the spontaneous rate (SR), rises to a peak response (PR) and then falls to a final steady state (SS).

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Image courtesy: Willy Wong / University of Toronto Engineering

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