arousal
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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
For example, higher arousal increased ACA's tendency to help VISp sharpen its visual representations.
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
Are extreme arousal and mind-blindness inevitable under conditions of stress?
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
To test this theory, the researchers created computer models that mapped how neuronal noise should act at different temperatures and how the varying electrical activity could affect spontaneous arousals.
From Scientific American ● May 1, 2018
“Because they have low arousals, they are less protected from any hypoxic event—a shortage of oxygen.”
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
