evoked potential

Definitions of evoked potential
  1. noun
    the electrical response of the central nervous system produced by an external stimulus
    “he measured evoked potentials with an electroencephalogram”
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    type of:
    electric potential, potential, potential difference, potential drop, voltage
    the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
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