sensory deprivation

collocation in English

meaningsofsensoryanddeprivation

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sensory
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈsen.sər.i/us
/ˈsen.sər.i/
connected with the physical senses of touch, smell, taste, hearing, ...
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deprivation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌdep.rɪˈveɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌdep.rəˈveɪ.ʃən/
a situation in which you do not have things or conditions that are usually considered necessary for a ...
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(Definition ofsensoryanddeprivationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Indeed, it would be quite surprising to find mentation becoming more wakelike and less dreamlike with an increased period of wakingsensorydeprivation.
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Data from studies on perinatal sensory surstimulation orsensorydeprivationalso provide support for early auditory-visual connections.
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This differentiation may add to the explanation of other states of consciousness (sensorydeprivation, daydreaming, narcosis, near-death experiences).
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This contrasts with ample data that exist on the effects of timing of certain types ofsensorydeprivation on developing perceptual systems, such as visual - perceptual development.
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This might be due to a general cause of impairment ('aging') or to direct effects of sensory impairment, for example by means ofsensorydeprivationor effects upon attention.
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When 'confusion' does occur in these latter disorders it usually relates to systemic complications, drug toxicity, anaesthesia or the relativesensorydeprivationof night-time or unfamiliar surroundings.
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Here, she says, a woman can live in conditions ofsensorydeprivationfrom the outside world for several weeks.
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No other forms ofsensorydeprivationare permitted.
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Most are destined for a short life of social andsensorydeprivation.
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Digital broadcasting can reach those withsensorydeprivationjust as well as it can reach the mass audience.
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If mainstream education were to have many of the provisions which the special needs schools have, then the children with lessersensorydeprivationcould well be catered for.
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He described synesthesia as the outcome when one sense gets more information than what's intended, stimulated bysensorydeprivation.
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The scale predicts how well people toleratesensorydeprivationsessions.
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However, as the week goes on, he becomes fascinated by the stimulation of his other senses due tosensorydeprivation.
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They found that entoptic phenomena can occur through rhythmic dancing, music,sensorydeprivation, hyperventilation, prolonged and intense concentration and migraines.
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For them the technique may be similar tosensorydeprivationmethods.
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The manual states that the technique shall not amount tosensorydeprivation, a known harmful practice.
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Hallucinations that appear under prolongedsensorydeprivationare similar to elementary percepts caused by luminous ganzfeld, these include transient sensations of light flashes or colours.
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A common example ofsensorydeprivationdue to biologic factors is blindness.
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Using varioussensorydeprivationand brainwashing techniques the assassins could be sent to infiltrate other organizations and facilities undetected and carry out programmed missions.
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