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==Etymology==
[[Latin]] stimulatus, past participle of stimulare, from stimulus goad; perhaps akin to Latin stilus stem, stylus
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1566]
==Definition==
*1 : to excite to [[activity]] or [[growth]] or to greater [[activity]] : animate, arouse
==Description==
'''Stimulation''' is the [[action]] of various [[agents]] (stimuli) on muscles, nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which [[activity]] is evoked; especially, the nervous impulse produced by various agents on nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which the part [[connected]] with the nerve is thrown into a [[state]] of [[activity]].
The [[word]] is also often used [[metaphorically]]. For example, an interesting or fun activity can be described as "stimulating", regardless of its [[physical]] effects on [[nerves]].
Stimulation in general refers to how [[organisms]] perceive incoming stimuli. As such it is part of the stimulus-[[response]] [[mechanism]]. Simple [[organisms]] broadly [[react]] in three ways to stimulation: too little stimulation causes them to stagnate, too much to die from [[stress]] or inability to adapt, and a medium amount causes them to adapt and [[grow]] as they overcome it. Similar categories or effects are noted with [[psychological]] [[stress]] with people. Thus, stimulation may be described as how external [[events]] provoke a [[response]] by an [[individual]] in the attempt to cope.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimulation]
[[Category: Biology]]
[[Category: Psychology]]
==Etymology==
[[Latin]] stimulatus, past participle of stimulare, from stimulus goad; perhaps akin to Latin stilus stem, stylus
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1566]
==Definition==
*1 : to excite to [[activity]] or [[growth]] or to greater [[activity]] : animate, arouse
==Description==
'''Stimulation''' is the [[action]] of various [[agents]] (stimuli) on muscles, nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which [[activity]] is evoked; especially, the nervous impulse produced by various agents on nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which the part [[connected]] with the nerve is thrown into a [[state]] of [[activity]].
The [[word]] is also often used [[metaphorically]]. For example, an interesting or fun activity can be described as "stimulating", regardless of its [[physical]] effects on [[nerves]].
Stimulation in general refers to how [[organisms]] perceive incoming stimuli. As such it is part of the stimulus-[[response]] [[mechanism]]. Simple [[organisms]] broadly [[react]] in three ways to stimulation: too little stimulation causes them to stagnate, too much to die from [[stress]] or inability to adapt, and a medium amount causes them to adapt and [[grow]] as they overcome it. Similar categories or effects are noted with [[psychological]] [[stress]] with people. Thus, stimulation may be described as how external [[events]] provoke a [[response]] by an [[individual]] in the attempt to cope.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stimulation]
[[Category: Biology]]
[[Category: Psychology]]
