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efferent

How to use efferent in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for efferent.

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The motor efferent signals are going to be a lot lower bandwidth still...

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Definitions2
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of efferent gathered in one view.

noun

a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands

adjective

of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS; "efferent nerves and impulses"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for efferent.

noun

a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands

adjective

of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS; "efferent nerves and impulses"

Example sentences

1

The motor efferent signals are going to be a lot lower bandwidth still...

2

Some calories are much more efferent for us to extract than others.

3

The federal highway system did great damage to the far more efferent but far less subsidized train network.

4

About 5% of the nerves in the auditory nerve are efferent, and act to modulate the firing of the afferent nerves.

5

From an energy perspective ultra high altitude flight at Mach 2+ is surprisingly efferent.

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At that age, not only is it difficult to learn how to operate new devices, but their afferent & efferent neurons may not be up to the task to begin with.

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Functional localization depends on many factors, such as the wiring of afferent and efferent neural tracts, gene expression, and plasticity.

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They never consider efferent coupling between database objects which is the absolute killer in anything but simple projects regardless of what is promoted or discussed.

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Encapsulate perhaps but the list is there as a fundamental structure and to inherit from it would break the encapsulation of the domain model you are constructing and increase efferent coupling.

10

I'm guessing their focus is on the lowest level activities in simple brains, perhaps afferent/efferent sensory perception, metabolic and physiological regulatory control -- the kind of things instrumented in worms like C. Elegans.

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Proprioception, balance, Helmholtz's efferent copies: unfortunately we're pretty good at integrating percepts and detecting state inconsistencies.

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It is further hypothesized that inefficient neural co-ordination of efferent autonomic drive with imprecise interoceptive representations may be amplified in hypermobile individuals.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use efferent in a sentence?

The motor efferent signals are going to be a lot lower bandwidth still...

What does efferent mean?

a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands

What part of speech is efferent?

efferent is commonly used as noun, adjective.