direct stimulation

collocation in English

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direct
adjective
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/daɪˈrekt/us
/daɪˈrekt/
going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or ...
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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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There is no reason to believe that the experience of seeing can arise from anything other thandirectstimulationof the visual system.
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Followingdirectstimulationof a single astrocyte, we found that neighboring astrocytes have a delayed elevation in calcium concentrations.
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More recently, there has been an explosion of new nonpharmacological techniques that allow fordirectstimulationof these brain circuits.
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In the motor cortex,directstimulationof the cerebellar cortex induces early, short-lived enhancement followed by more prolonged inhibition of cortex excitability.
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Their experiment useddirectstimulationand exemplified the advanced edge of technical natural science; at the same time, it confirmed and redescribed the social value of inhibition.
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His reviews of brain-stimulation and pharmacology of reward are consistent with this since the effects of "artificial"directstimulationof the reinforcing neural sites are still drive dependant.
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Electrotactile stimulation may involve thedirectstimulationof the nerves (percutaneous), or through the skin (transcutaneous).
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They fold back in response todirectstimulation, thus streamlining the head and easing passage through burrows.
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It may also result indirectstimulationof the hypothalamic-pituitary axis.
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However, there are some issues that come withdirectstimulationof the visual cortex.
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Teeth and implants provide thisdirectstimulationwhich develops stronger bone around them.
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Nevertheless,directstimulationof sympathetic nerves will cause an increase in salivary enzymatic secretions.
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Able to fasten upon its victims by the neck, the joker could control the host's mind and superhuman abilities throughdirectstimulationof the pleasure center of the brain.
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