stimulation

Example Sentences

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There was also the deep fatigue that comes from constant stimulation and processing of new information, and the lack of time for anything other than exploring and working.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Previous research in neurotypical individuals has shown that auditory stimulation during sleep can enhance slow wave activity.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

The goal was to help the deputies understand the feeling of sensory overwhelm, which many autistic people experience when incoming stimulation exceeds their capacity to process.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Yearning for a kind of abstract stimulation that even she can’t put into words, Camille is transfixed by her beloved chair.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

This step is separate from, and arguably more primitive than, the receiving of information; before we get information, we are getting some stimulation through an act of stimulus response.

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