stimulation
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"If caffeine helps a person function during the day while simultaneously worsening the quality of nighttime recovery, a vicious circle may develop: greater fatigue, greater need for stimulation, and poorer sleep," says Prof. Kurpas.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Once they understood why they found certain situations challenging, it was easier to give themselves permission for things like rest and breaks from sensory stimulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Smaller neurons tend to respond more easily to stimulation, making them more likely to fire excessively.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
The friends are passingly concerned that they’ve outsourced too much of their mental stimulation to the internet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
So Vincent looks for connection and stimulation elsewhere.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
Electrical stimulations are important first steps towards the team's bigger goal of triggering learning in the biocomputer's neurons so they can eventually adapt to perform tasks.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
It turned out that both were equally as sensitive to the strong stimulations.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2023
These electric stimulations mimicked the mechanical stimuli of a collision.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2023
Knowing where to direct brain stimulations also does not resolve the question of what frequency to use, scientists said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2022
But both memory and Association are very weak, and depend upon intense stimulations, such as bright lights, loud noises, etc.
From The Story of the Mind by James Mark Baldwin
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