A stimulus is an environmental change that triggers a response or reaction. Organisms use sensory neurons to interpret these changes. Humans interpret their entire external environment through energy in the form of light, sound, pressure, chemicals, or...

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In physiology, a stimulus is a detectable change in the internal or external environment. When a stimulus is applied to a sensory receptor, it elicits or influences a reflex via stimulus transduction. A stimulus is often the first component of a...

Anthony F. Jahn and Joseph Santos-Sacchi, editors. Second edition. Hard cover, illustrated, indexed, 689 pages, 2001. Singular, San Diego, Calif, $89.95. Purpose: To show, 13 years after the first edition, that which is relevant in the physiology of the ear regarding research and...

Endocrine Physiology, by Balint Kacsoh, 741 pp, with illus, $34.95, New York, NY, McGraw-Hill (telephone: 800-7224726), 2000, ISBN 0-07-034432-9 Type of Book: A single-authored text on endocrine physiology. Scope of Book: This review of the basics of molecular endocrinology includes sections covering each...

Some quotes Thursday regarding a possible economic stimulus plan:___"Our discussion today is about short-term stimulus. ... Just in the terms of the next few months, I think that the evidence suggests that measures that involve putting money in the hands of households and firms that...

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday the White House and Congress are negotiating a shortsighted economic stimulus package and should focus instead on encouraging immigration and helping strapped homeowners."We can't borrow our way out of this. The jig is up," Bloomberg said during a...