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something that arouses action or activity
seeing a Broadway play for the first time was the stimulus for her career in the theater
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Recent Examples of stimuli
This barrage of sensory stimuli asks more of our cognition than it is equipped to handle.
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Richard E. Cytowic, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Light stimuli might still feel irritating.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 16 Dec. 2024
Some runaways may be responding to too much stimuli, Cook adds.
—Amanda Musa, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
This refers to additively manufacturing objects out of materials that can later change their structure in response to certain stimuli such as heating or the application of a voltage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Dec. 2024
The study found that around 40% of babies were not overly disturbed by the stimuli and later grew up to be calm and easygoing children.
—Gail O'Connor, Parents, 12 Dec. 2024
For instance, heart rate or EKG readings, now available with greater fidelity by wearables, might point to anxiety around particular stimuli, or reflexive physiological responses to certain situations.
—Sharief Taraman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
This pairing enabled the researchers to study how rats processed the combination of negative and positive stimuli from their very first exposure.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
Using nearly 30 lab rats as their subjects, the research offers insights into how negative stimuli paired with drug rewards influence behavior, offering new perspectives on why addiction manifests differently among individuals.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
Richard E. Cytowic, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Light stimuli might still feel irritating.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 16 Dec. 2024
Some runaways may be responding to too much stimuli, Cook adds.
—Amanda Musa, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
This refers to additively manufacturing objects out of materials that can later change their structure in response to certain stimuli such as heating or the application of a voltage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Dec. 2024
The study found that around 40% of babies were not overly disturbed by the stimuli and later grew up to be calm and easygoing children.
—Gail O'Connor, Parents, 12 Dec. 2024
For instance, heart rate or EKG readings, now available with greater fidelity by wearables, might point to anxiety around particular stimuli, or reflexive physiological responses to certain situations.
—Sharief Taraman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
This pairing enabled the researchers to study how rats processed the combination of negative and positive stimuli from their very first exposure.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
Using nearly 30 lab rats as their subjects, the research offers insights into how negative stimuli paired with drug rewards influence behavior, offering new perspectives on why addiction manifests differently among individuals.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Stimuli.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stimuli. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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