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Stimulation(medicine)
stimulation(dictionary)
Self-stimulation(medicine)
Co-stimulation(health)
percutaneous stimulation(medicine)
Binoptic stimulation(health)
photic stimulation(medicine)
Haploscopic stimulation(health)
Dichoptic stimulation(health)

Self-stimulation (medicine)


self-stimulation


1. <neurology> A technique for electrical stimulation of peripheral nerves, spinal cord, or brain by the patient himself to relieve pain.

2. <psychology> Central stimulation, usually electrical, of the brain, which is administered by the animal's pressing a bar or switch; the stimulation may result in negative or positive reinforcement.