tactile stimulus

collocation in English

meaningsoftactileandstimulus

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withstimulus.
tactile
adjective
uk
/ˈtæk.taɪl/us
/ˈtæk.təl/
related to the sense ...
See more attactile
stimulus
noun[C]
uk
/ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/us
/ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/
something that causes growth ...
See more atstimulus

(Definition oftactileandstimulusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftactile stimulus

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Although she would open her eyes and visually follow people in her room, she made no response to any sort of verbal ortactilestimulus.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The intensity of thetactilestimulusis directly proportional to the area of the primary somatosensory region activated.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Atactilestimuluswas administered to the siphon and elicited the gill and siphon withdrawal reflex.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The visual environment was a normal laboratory environment, which was enriched with a wide variety of appropriate visual and tactile stimuli.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Their visual environment was a typical laboratory, which was enriched with a wide variety of appropriate visual and tactile stimuli.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Their visual environment was a normal laboratory, which was enriched with a wide variety of appropriate visual and tactile stimuli.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Tactile stimuli can be perceived in aphids by tactile hairs and bristles on the head, body, and especially the legs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Tactile stimuli and the perception of chemical signals as well as visual signals are candidates for suitable cues in the presence of natural enemies.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The focus must then switch to the visual cues or to sensilla for perception of tactile stimuli, or contact chemical stimuli on other parts of the body.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The neglect of input, or inattention, includes ignoring contralesional sights, sounds, smells, or tactile stimuli.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The response is triggered by abrupt tactile stimuli to the head or alarming visual stimuli.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Exercise, tactile stimuli, hot water, anxiety and neck flexion may provoke paroxysmal attacks.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Neglect can also apply to auditory or tactile stimuli and can even leave a patient unaware of one side of his or her own body.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
According to this model, brain circuitry encodes the expectation that tactile stimuli tend to move slowly.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Their cell bodies and dendrites begin in the brain and collect sensory information presented by visual and tactile stimuli.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
More recently, research has been done to see if pinnipeds can use these same whiskers to detect hydrodynamic stimuli in addition to tactile stimuli.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
One study suggests that there is a difference in mental processing level due to innate differences between visual and tactile stimuli representations.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This association can also be made between olfactory and tactile stimuli during the act of swallowing.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In addition, auditory and tactile stimuli can interact in the rabbit illusion.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Bliss et al. interpreted this difference in partial report versus whole report as a sensory form of memory for passively presented tactile stimuli with a high capacity and short duration.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition oftactile
Go to the definition ofstimulus
See other collocations withstimulus