tactile stimulation

collocation in English

meaningsoftactileandstimulation

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tactile
adjective
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/ˈtæk.taɪl/us
/ˈtæk.təl/
related to the sense ...
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stimulation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌstɪm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌstɪm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
an action or thing that causes someone or something to become more active or enthusiastic, or to develop ...
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(Definition oftactileandstimulationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The provision oftactilestimulationat regular intervals also stimulates recovery.
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In fact, the reinforcer oftactilestimulationis feedback that the interaction was carried out successfully.
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Within it the earliesttactilestimulationseemed to play an important role in facilitating the attachment responses.
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Remodeling of hand representation in adult cortex determined by timing oftactilestimulation.
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Parasite infection rather thantactilestimulationis the proximate cause of cleaning behaviour in reef fish.
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The items assess such behaviors as habituation to visual, auditory, andtactilestimulation; orientation towards visual and auditory stimuli; alertness, muscle tone, irritability, activity, and consolability.
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Murata et al. (1965) found that, in the cat visual cortex, 47% of neurons respond totactilestimulationand 38% to auditory stimulation.
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Nonetheless, they are perceived both as visual and as occurring at the "impossible" location predicted by projective geometry, a position symmetrically opposite thetactilestimulationbut determined by visual neuroanatomy.
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Another important aspect of tactile sensory substitution systems is the location of thetactilestimulation.
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The final phase, love-making, which includestactilestimulationduring foreplay known as the light or protopathic touch.
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Recordings from active neurons in the somatosensory cortex show that most cells (97%) responded to lighttactilestimulationwith a mean latency of 11.6 milliseconds.
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The first was to test their visual stimulation abilities, the second test was atactilestimulationsituation and the third tested auditory abilities.
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Items with interesting textures can be placed near the feet fortactilestimulation.
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Tactilestimulationcan be direct in the form of bodily contact, or indirect through the use of a tool or probe.
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These include the five classic senses of vision (sight), audition (hearing),tactilestimulation(touch), olfaction (smell), and gustation (taste).
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The mothers olfactory signature is experienced with reinforcing stimuli such as food, warmth andtactilestimulation; enhancing further learning of that cue.
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Cestodes also have sensory organs in the scolex that detecttactilestimulation.
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Furthermore, the same area is activated when blind subjects read viatactilestimulation, implying that the visual word form area processes more than just visual stimuli.
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The density of cutaneous tactile receptors on a body part is generally indicative of the degree of sensitivity oftactilestimulationexperienced at said body part.
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