evoked potential

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Electrical potential that is triggered by presentation of a stimulus (somatosensory, auditory, visual) and measured with electrodes near the nerve or near the brain region in which the signal is processed.
Note: Speed, amplitude and location of the evoked potential provide information about the intactness of the response.
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 866 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'evoked potential' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11762 RIS BibTex EndNote
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