phosphene

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  1. noun A sensation of light caused by excitation of the retina by mechanical or electrical means rather than by light, as when the eyeballs are pressed through closed lids.

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  • He's been having flashes -- phosphene afterimages, blank moments of calm in his day -- for about a month now, but this is the spiritual equivalent of a hydrogen bomb. —  F ;SF - vol 101 issue 02 - August 2001
  • By inducing activity in the PPC (angular gyrus) using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and using the phosphene threshold as a measure of visual cortical excitability, we investigated the functional role of this region in modulating the activity of the visual cortex. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • When triple-pulses of TMS were applied over the PPC unilaterally, the intensity of stimulation required to elicit a phosphene from the visual cortex (area V1 / V2) was reduced, indicating an increase in visual cortical excitability. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Or maybe it's just a phosphene and not a star at all. —  Seeker Blog
  • The influence of current direction on phosphene thresholds evoked by transcranial magnetic stimulation. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
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  1. French phosphène : Greek phōs, light; see phos- + Greek phainein, to cause to appear, to show; see bhā-1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French phosphène; irreg. from Greek φῶς, light, + φαίνειν, show.
 

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