excitations
States of arousal
Excitations is the plural of excitation, a state of being excited or stimulated.
The word appears most often in technical contexts—physics, chemistry, and neuroscience—where it describes the process of raising something to a higher energy level: The laser produced excitations in the electrons.
In physiology, excitations refer to stimulation of nerves or muscles.
Chemical neural messengers
- sensoryRelated to perception
- impulsesSudden inclinations to act
- synapticOf nerve connections
- activationSetting into operation
arousal · stimuli · neurons · receptors · signals · firing · dendrites · axons
Intense eager enjoyment
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- passionIntense emotional drive
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
- exuberanceLively, unrestrained enthusiasm
zeal · ardor · elation · jubilation · animation · thrill · euphoria · rapture
Smallest discrete unit
- electronsNegative charges in atoms
- photonsDiscrete packets of radiance
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
wavefunction · superposition · entanglement · particles · spin · vibration · transition · fermions
neurotransmitters
Chemical neural messengers
activation · arousal · stimuli · neurons · receptors · signals · firing · dendrites · axons · cortical
enthusiasm
Intense eager enjoyment
exuberance · zeal · ardor · elation · jubilation · animation · thrill · euphoria · rapture · ecstasy
quantum
Smallest discrete unit
- electronsNegative charges in atoms
- photonsDiscrete packets of radiance
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
spectroscopy · wavefunction · superposition · entanglement · particles · spin · vibration · transition · fermions · bosons
excitationsrelaxations
Acts of loosening tension
deactivations · decays · decay · quiescence · equilibrium
excitationsinhibitions
Mental barriers limiting behavior
relaxations · suppressions · sedations · depressions · deactivations
excitationsrelaxations
Acts of loosening tension
sedations · tranquilizations · pacifications · stillnesses · lulls