stimulation
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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
She argued that once a threshold of basic safety, nutrition, love, and stimulation was met, the particular details of the style had a very small effect on a child’s personality or intelligence.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Known as NEUSLeeP, the device combines gentle ultrasound stimulation with electrodes that track brain activity as it happens.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Vagus nerve stimulation is already being studied for several neurological and psychiatric conditions, and the new findings suggest that memory could become another area of interest.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
The fear is that we grow so accustomed to frequent bursts of stimulation, we have trouble feeling satisfied in their absence.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
That device sends mild electrical stimulations through the vagus nerve to the brain, sparking a release of chemicals like serotonin and dopamine which help us regulate our mood.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
It turned out that both were equally as sensitive to the strong stimulations.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2023
Scientists demonstrated that the jellies could acquire the ability to avoid obstacles through associative learning, a process through which organisms form mental connections between sensory stimulations and behaviors.
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
Even in lowly organisms we have seen that behavior is not only the result of an innate constitution but also of the degree and kind of stimulations to which it has been subjected.
From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Michael F. Guyer
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