stimuli

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The ultralow rates, along with other government stimuli and zero-commission trades, kindled a new generation’s interest in the markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

"A similar mechanism could underlie individual differences in responses to other rewarding stimuli," says author and neuroscientist Josep Marco-Pallarés of the University of Barcelona.

From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026

She had tried traditional therapy, as well as interventions like eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy, where a patient is asked to recall traumatic events while experiencing auditory, visual, or tactile stimuli.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

Infected sea urchins became less active, moved in unusual ways, failed to respond to external stimuli, and eventually lost their flesh and spines before dying.

From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2025

But without bottom-up, we wouldn’t be alerted to new stimuli, including danger.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel