arousal
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Once the object is acquired and the tension resolved, psychological arousal falls.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Children who had taken stimulants showed stronger activity in brain regions associated with arousal and wakefulness, as well as areas involved in predicting how rewarding an activity might be.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 29, 2025
According to Newen, basic arousal was the first to emerge in evolutionary history.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2025
As a therapist, I know that for children with autism, water offers resistance, pressure and pleasant sensory arousal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
He clearly played basketball in that same optimal range of arousal in which Ron Avery performed.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
In a new Science Advances paper Bartsch proposes an innovative hypothesis that spontaneous arousals are due to random electrical activity in a specific set of neurons in the brain—aptly named the wake-promoting neurons.
From Scientific American ● May 1, 2018
Although they may be disruptive to parents, spontaneous arousals could help save a baby’s life.
From Scientific American ● May 1, 2018
In a stark departure from Freudian orthodoxy, Solms argues that what Freud said constituted the id — arousals, instincts and drives — are instead conscious states, readily accessible to observation.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2015
Breathing stoppages literally suction up your stomach juices into your throat, causing more swelling and inflammation, causing more obstructions and arousals.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2010
Confusional arousals: People may be agitated, aggressive and unable to waken fully, talk clearly or respond to questions.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2010
