stimulation
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Pain sensitivity reflects how strongly the nervous system responds to potentially painful stimulation.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
These clips deliver gentle electrical stimulation, allowing patients to administer the treatment themselves without visiting a clinic.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
This information helps guide a personalized treatment plan using transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
“Transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, was previously FDA cleared for treatment-resistant depression,” Won said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
On his own console he dialed for a creative and fresh attitude toward his job, although this he hardly needed; such was his habitual, innate approach without recourse to Penfield artificial brain stimulation.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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
During both states of consciousness, the animals experienced specific stimulations: two audio tones, including one on its own and another paired with a puff of air on the face.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 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, other things being equal, successive recovery periods from successive stimulations of equal intensity are, generally speaking, the same.
From Response in the Living and Non-Living by Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose
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