stimulate
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"When you stimulate these serotonergic neurons, we can see that it stimulates activity in the auditory region in the brain," Trussell said.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
That scenario is likely to stimulate new oil and gas projects, as envisaged by TotalEnergies, involving small-scale fields capable of rapid production.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
It hopes that number is big enough to stimulate growth in the U.S. supply chain and bring down costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
"There was an element of me just experimenting, trying to stimulate myself."
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
The remaining four proposed factors—war, centralized government, climate, and resource abundance—appear to act inconsistently: sometimes they stimulate technology, sometimes they inhibit it.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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