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Arousal

cortical vigilance or readiness of tone, presumed to be in response to sensory stimulation via the reticular activating system.


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Re: Natural selection is proven wrong

... responds chemically with hormones that cause physiological change where in humans just a picture of a desireable mate causes this molecular "arousal" to be produced. We can to some degree predict where a species is drifting towards, by how it idealizes itself. For our species there is ...

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by GaryGaulin
Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:00 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
Replies: 177
Views: 16276

Re: Caffeine Coursework

... by counteracting adenosine, has a generally disinhibitory effect on brain activity. Exactly how these effects translate into increases in arousal and alertness is a difficult question, though. Adenosine release mechanisms in the brain are complex.[46] There is evidence that adenosine functions ...

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by red.ninja13
Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:39 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Caffeine Coursework
Replies: 3
Views: 864

Biology EE

... the one listening to the beats, to experience Beta waves, causing the listener to experience busy or anxious thinking and active concentration, arousal, and cognition. Also, I'm not proving authenticity of the event, I am proving the authenticity of a commercially sold product, which I have ...

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by negativefx14
Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:14 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Biology EE
Replies: 9
Views: 1362

transfer arousal and body tone

... agent on behaviour and motoric activity of male rats: "Less frequently observed signs were decreased locomotor activity, transfer arousal and body tone, prone posture, apathy, impaired wire maneuver, twitches, head tilt, noisy respiration, and red colored urine". What is transfer ...

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by TallKing
Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:29 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: transfer arousal and body tone
Replies: 0
Views: 1078

Pornstar Peter North (serious question).

... a particular reason that he can do this (from a biological standpoint)? Does it have something to do with his diet, physical condition, sexual arousal, or is he just a "freak" of nature who is just hardwired to be able to do it? Have biologists (or chemists) arrived at a consensus ...

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by Saturn
Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:31 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Pornstar Peter North (serious question).
Replies: 1
Views: 1708
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