arousal

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The two prefrontal regions also carried information about arousal and a small amount of visual detail to MOp.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

For example, higher arousal increased ACA's tendency to help VISp sharpen its visual representations.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

ACA activity also tracked closely with arousal level, while ORB responded only when arousal reached a high threshold.

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

It’s also because of what happens after the chase, since pursuing a suspect at high speed is precisely the kind of activity that pushes police officers into this dangerous state of high arousal.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell