Search
-
- Glossary
Habituation
If stimuli are repeatedly presented without having any effect, habituation to these stimuli occurs. This weakens the response and, over time, it disappears completely.
-
- Percieve
- Hearing
Ringing in the Ears
Tinnitus: The annoying whistling and buzzing does not originate in the ear, but in the brain.
28.10.2025
-
- Glossary
Sensitization
If a stimulus – a touch, a sound – proves to be important on multiple occasions, the nervous system will respond more intensely to this stimulus in the future. This sensitization is a learning process that also takes place at the cellular level. The opposite is habituation.
-
- Glossary
Synaptic depression
Weakening of signal transmission at a synapse due to reduced neurotransmitter release or decreased receptor sensitivity; occurs, for example, with repeated stimulation (habituation).
-
- Percieve
- Hearing
Habituation as a way out of the vicious circle
Those who get used to the ringing in their ears can allow the tinnitus to fade into the background.
02.08.2012
-
- Percieve
- Smell & Taste
Smell and Taste – often underestimated
The role that smells and tastes play in our everyday lives.
06.09.2025
-
- Page
Glossary
15.03.2017
-
- Page
Graphics & photos
10.03.2017
