stimulation
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- noun
- /ˌstɪmjuˈleɪʃən/
- Specialized
- And they're trying different methods of brain stimulation, for example ultrasound.
- electrical stimulation
- nerve stimulation
- transcranial magnetic stimulation
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Watch on YouTubeAnd they're trying different methods of brain stimulation, for example ultrasound.
- And they're trying different methods of brain stimulation, for example ultrasound.
- We've got transcranial magnetic stimulation, which wasn't around when I first started.
- You don't need a ton of stimulation because you've activated the neural pathways.
- Someday armies and generals will be in control by electrical stimulation of the brain.
- What has to Because big cats and little cats are what's called stimulation ovulators.
- They still went to sleep in the stimulation group.
- So the idea is that every exercise training induces stimulation of muscle protein synthesis and breakdown.
- So we didn't evolve to have optimal health with that level or lack of stimulation.
- So the outer edges, this whole world of neural stimulation, right.
- Two questions about the Allog C plus DC stimulation with checkpoint blockade.
- OK, and but they're both bilateral hemisphere stimulation.
- So it doesn't make sense in most circumstances to do a minimal stimulation protocol.
- OK electrical muscle stimulation is going to my face and making.
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Although participants experienced low visual stimulation, other senses were heightened.
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The doctor applied stimulation to the patient's nerves to test their response.
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We're into recovery, but I think it has very little to do with with the stimulation that the government has has provided.
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So temperature, darkness and stimulation before sleep.
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The basic need and deprivation of this kind of stimulation led to some very uncomfortable states.
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It caused a massive amount of nerve stimulation to go down his spine.
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We even use deep brain stimulation in order to help, say with the phantom limb pain.
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In an age of multitasking, if there is not constant stimulation, then is there boredom?
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So the idea is that every exercise training induces stimulation of muscle protein synthesis and breakdown.
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One option, auditory stimulation is a suggested feasible method for stroke rehabilitation.
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Synonyms
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A process that makes part of a body or system start working
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A nerve, muscle, or gland becomes more active after a signal
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Etymology
Stimulation comes from the Latin stimulus, which meant 'goad' or 'point' that makes animals move, so in science this became the idea of giving a small push to a nerve or muscle. That's why stimulation in medicine means applying something that 'causes' a part of the body to react.