{i} instinctual urge, sudden desire, whim; wave of energy sent via a nerve fiber (Pathology); sudden application of force or the movement caused by it (Physics); sudden electrical current (Electronics)
An impulse is a short electrical signal that is sent along a wire or nerve or through the air, usually as one of a series
Immediate reaction or desire to perform some action Impulsivity is an inability to resist acting on impulses regardless of their appropriateness or consequences
The signal that travels along the length of a nerve fiber and ends in the release of neurotransmitters Nerve impulses are the means by which information is transmitted along the neuron and throughout the nervous system