Weber, Ernst Heinrich


Weber, Ernst Heinrich

(web'er) Ger. anatomist and physiologist, 1795–1878.

Weber deception

Silver thaler illusion.

Weber law

The increase in stimulus necessary to produce the smallest perceptible increase in sensation bears a constant ratio to the strength of the stimulus already acting.

Weber paradox

A muscle loaded beyond its ability to contract may elongate.

Weber,

Ernst Heinrich, German physiologist and anatomist, 1795-1878. Fechner-Weber law - Synonym(s): Weber-Fechner lawWeber experiment - if the peripheral end of the divided vagus nerve is stimulated, the heart is arrested in diastole.Weber law - Synonym(s): Weber-Fechner lawWeber paradox - if a muscle is loaded beyond its power to contract, it may elongate.Weber-Fechner law - the intensity of a sensation varies by a series of equal increments as the strength of the stimulus is increased geometrically. Synonym(s): Fechner-Weber law; Weber law