Scientists confirm universal law of Peripheral Sensory Adaptation Response

Amazing stuff! An interesting meta study!

"... The findings are based on data from hundreds of unrelated independent studies, which used different methods and were performed across different time periods spanning decades. Although this is by no means absolute proof, the unified nature of this research strengthens the notion that all things process stimuli according to a universal law. ..."

From the abstract:

"Measurements of the peripheral sensory adaptation response were compared to a simple mathematical relationship involving the spontaneous, peak, and steady-state activities. This relationship is based on the geometric mean and is found to be obeyed to good approximation in peripheral sensory units showing a sustained response to prolonged stimulation. From an extensive review of past studies, the geometric mean relationship is shown to be independent of modality and is satisfied in a wide range of animal species. The consilience of evidence, from nearly 100 years of experiments beginning with the work of Edgar Adrian, suggests that this is a fundamental result of neurophysiology."

Scientists find universal law of nature that may govern all living things

Consilience in the Peripheral Sensory Adaptation Response

Figure 1. Peripheral sensory adaptation curve. An idealized sensory adaptation response showing steady-state spontaneous rate (SR) prior to introduction of stimulus, the peak response to the stimulus (PR), and the subsequent new steady-state response (SS).