Stimulus Modality
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Definition
The [quality] of the sensory perception of an explicit stimulus.
Definition Source
JT and AL
Synonyms
Parent Entity
BFO: Quality
Example
A tone that is heard by a subject in an experiment is characterized as having an auditory modality. If the subject tastes something, that explicit stimulus is characterized as having the gustatory modality.
Logical Restrictions
Any explicit stimulus will be characterized as having at least one stimulus modality.
Comments
In BrainMap (2009) this term refers to "the sensory mechanism through which the subject was stimulated". That is, what was used to stimulate one of their five senses while they were in the scanner?
A single explicit stimulus may have multiple stimulus modalities.
Created Date
2009/11/17
Curator
JT and AL
Curation Status
curation complete Dec 2010
URI
http://www.cogpo.org/ontologies/CogPOver1.owl#COGPO_00124
Related Concepts
- [Stimulus]
- [Stimulus Role]
- [Implicit Stimulus]
- [Explicit Stimulus]
Sub-Classes
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