stimulation
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After high frequency electrical stimulation, the pearl-like regions became an average of 8% longer and 17% wider, with enlargement lasting at least 30 minutes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Smaller neurons tend to respond more easily to stimulation, making them more likely to fire excessively.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
The friends are passingly concerned that they’ve outsourced too much of their mental stimulation to the internet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The industry uses the terms “enhanced recovery” and “well stimulation techniques” to describe these controversial methods to extend the life of an oil well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
So Vincent looks for connection and stimulation elsewhere.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
That device sends mild electrical stimulations through the vagus nerve to the brain, sparking a release of chemicals like serotonin and dopamine which help us regulate our mood.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
It turned out that both were equally as sensitive to the strong stimulations.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2023
During both states of consciousness, the animals experienced specific stimulations: two audio tones, including one on its own and another paired with a puff of air on the face.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2023
Knowing where to direct brain stimulations also does not resolve the question of what frequency to use, scientists said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2022
Thus it is not “love of light” that draws the moth into the flame but the mechanical steering of the body toward the source of light through the stimulations produced by the light waves.
From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Michael F. Guyer
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