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stimuli

[stim-yuh-lahy] / ˈstɪm yəˌlaɪ /


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

From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026

Set aside all the academic debates about how many words a young child should hear; parents’ job is to expose their kids to stimuli that expand their thinking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

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

"Our research can identify which stimuli most affect blood pressure, heart rate or immune function, for example, and pass that knowledge on to decision-makers," Shaw says.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025

What interruptions and stimuli rise to the surface even when were intent on focusing on something else?

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



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