stimulation
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The new study found that this stimulation weakens the macrophages' ability to engulf neutrophils.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 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
The industry uses the terms “enhanced recovery” and “well stimulation techniques” to describe these controversial methods to extend the life of an oil well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus is already an established therapy for easing motor symptoms in people with Parkinson's disease.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Almost all studies of child development emphasize the role of childhood stimulation and activity in promoting mental development, and stress the irreversible mental stunting associated with reduced childhood stimulation.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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
The results of the study show that hearing impairment is associated with regionally specific brain changes that may occur due to sensory deprivation and to the increased effort required to understand auditory processing stimulations.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 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
He is in a sense passive; stimulations rain down upon him, and force him into certain attitudes and ways of action.
From The Story of the Mind by James Mark Baldwin
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