arousal

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"Growth hormone not only helps you build your muscle and bones and reduce your fat tissue, but may also have cognitive benefits, promoting your overall arousal level when you wake up," Ding said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

They found that ACA and ORB exerted specific and opposing effects on visual encoding depending on the mouse's movement and level of arousal.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 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

One, called the locus coeruleus, is a deep brain region that activates the stress response, promoting arousal and vigilance.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2024

He clearly played basketball in that same optimal range of arousal in which Ron Avery performed.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell