Pgo

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A spike of electrical activity in the brain that moves from pons to geniculate nucleus to occipital lobe at the onset of REM sleep. countable, uncountable

    "Impulses in the PGO generators can be triggered by any of these inputs through direct excitation or postinhibitory rebound excitation."

Synonyms

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ponto geniculo occipitalponto-geniculo-occipital

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"Impulses in the PGO generators can be triggered by any of these inputs through direct excitation or postinhibitory rebound excitation."

Etymology

Short for ponto-geniculo-occipital wave.

Related phrases

geniculate nucleusoccipital lobe

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