Assertion: thalamus | /r/CapableOf | respond by burst
Facets:
value: nonlinearly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: There is evidence that the thalamus works as a relay in tonic mode response, i.e., when thalamic output neurons fire tonically and linearly, whereas it works phasically after a quiescence period in burst mode, i.e., when it responds nonlinearly by a burst firing .