a neurological fiber, usually a sensorial one, which transmits signals toward the mind or spinal cord or from a lower area of the CNS up to a higher one.
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "AFFERENT NERVE FIBER," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/afferent-nerve-fiber/ (accessed January 29, 2023).