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arousal

noun as in eroticism

noun as in titillation

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One, called the locus coeruleus, is a deep brain region that activates the stress response, promoting arousal and vigilance.

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A report in the New York Post earlier this spring claimed that salmon sperm was being used as “a non-surgical treatment intended to rejuvenate the vagina and increase sexual arousal.”

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So far, this is the first time that such approximation of arousal levels using fMRI was attempted in psychedelic research.

These factors are shaped by earlier experiences and also depend on inner states like our behavioral activity and our vigilance or attentiveness -- often collectively known as "arousal."

Appearing at his preliminary hearing in 2021, he said he knew he was being recorded by the body camera and touched the woman only for investigative purposes, not sexual arousal.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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