microstimulate

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verb

To stimulate individual nerve cells using a small electric current.

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Meanings

verbmicrostimulate (third-person singular simple present microstimulates, present participle microstimulating, simple past and past participle microstimulated)

present singular third person microstimulates · participle present microstimulating · participle past microstimulated · past microstimulated

  1. To stimulate individual nerve cells using a small electric current.

    We trained rhesus monkeys to categorize disparity-defined 3D shapes and examined AIP's contribution to 3D-shape categorization by microstimulating in clusters of 3D-shape selective AIP neurons during task performance.

    2015 August 22, “Effects of Microstimulation in the Anterior Intraparietal Area during Three-Dimensional Shape Categorization”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From micro- + stimulate.

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APA

microstimulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microstimulate

MLA

“microstimulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microstimulate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microstimulate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microstimulate.

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