arousal

According to Newen, basic arousal was the first to emerge in evolutionary history.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 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

According to Ährlund-Richter, ACA may help the brain focus on potentially meaningful visual details as arousal rises, while ORB may act to reduce attention to distracting or overly strong stimuli.

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

Although they may be disruptive to parents, spontaneous arousals could help save a baby’s life.

From Scientific American ● May 1, 2018

In a new Science Advances paper Bartsch proposes an innovative hypothesis that spontaneous arousals are due to random electrical activity in a specific set of neurons in the brain—aptly named the wake-promoting neurons.

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