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Definition of Stimuli

Stimuli
Stimulus Stim"u*lus, n.; pl. Stimuli. [L., for stigmulus, akin to L. instigare to stimulate. See Instigare, Stick, v. t.] 1. A goad; hence, something that rouses the mind or spirits; an incentive; as, the hope of gain is a powerful stimulus to labor and action. 2. That which excites or produces a temporary increase of vital action, either in the whole organism or in any of its parts; especially (Physiol.), any substance or agent capable of evoking the activity of a nerve or irritable muscle, or capable of producing an impression upon a sensory organ or more particularly upon its specific end organ. Note: Of the stimuli applied to the sensory apparatus, physiologists distinguish two kinds: (a) Homologous stimuli, which act only upon the end organ, and for whose action the sense organs are especially adapted, as the rods and cones of the retina for the vibrations of the either. (b) Heterologous stimuli, which are mechanical, chemical, electrical, etc., and act upon the nervous elements of the sensory apparatus along their entire course, producing, for example, the flash of light beheld when the eye is struck. --Landois & Stirling.

Meaning of Stimuli from wikipedia

- Look up stimulus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A stimulus is something that causes a physiological response. It may refer to: Stimulation Stimulus...
- Subliminal stimuli (/sʌbˈlɪmɪnəl/; sub- literally "below" or "less than") are any sensory stimuli below an individual's threshold for conscious perception...
- responses in preparation for ****ual intercourse or when exposed to ****ual stimuli. A number of physiological responses occur in the body and mind as preparation...
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- and leads to a physiological reaction. Sensory receptors can receive stimuli from outside the body, as in touch receptors found in the skin or light...
- conditioning can affect operant conditioning; classically conditioned stimuli can reinforce operant responses. classical conditioning is a basic behavioral...
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- Sha Stimuli (born Sherod Khaalis on August 9, 1978) is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York City. He is known for his mixtape releases, beginning...
- gathering information about the surroundings through the detection of stimuli. Although, in some cultures, five human senses were traditionally identified...
- Therefore, not all noxious stimuli are adequate stimuli of nociceptors. The adequate stimuli of nociceptors are termed nociceptive stimuli. Loeser, John D.; Treede...