| Aftersensation | n. (Psychol.) A sensation or sense impression following the removal of a stimulus producing a primary sensation, and reproducing the primary sensation in positive, negative, or complementary form. The aftersensation may be continuous with the primary sensation or follow it after an interval. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| afterimage | (n) an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased, Syn. aftersensation |