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stimuli

[stim-yuh-lahy] / ˈstɪm yəˌlaɪ /


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At the hospital, one of the officers requested that Cervantes submit to a “subjective sobriety test” that included measuring her eye’s response to stimuli, according to the complaint.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Experiments using visual stimuli could help identify which brain regions are required for conscious perception.

From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026

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

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

The meeting lasts thirty more minutes, during which time I do not speak or move or in any way respond to stimuli.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan