arousal
Example Sentences
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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
Stimulant medications affect arousal and reward, not attention networks.
From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 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
Emotional responses and physiological arousal, measured through skin conductance, were not significant predictors of feedback-seeking behavior, suggesting that these factors may not play as large of a role in shaping decisions to seek performance feedback.
From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024
Are extreme arousal and mind-blindness inevitable under conditions of stress?
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
