adjective
- below the minimum level required to produce a response or effect
Usage: technical; psychology; neuroscience
Examples
- The subthreshold stimulus was too weak to trigger a neural response.
- Subthreshold doses of the medication showed no therapeutic effect.
- The researcher studied subthreshold depression symptoms in adolescents.
- Subthreshold electrical currents cannot activate muscle contractions.
- The light was at subthreshold levels for conscious perception.
- Subthreshold anxiety symptoms may still impact daily functioning.