Synonyms:
stimulation
Meaning: the act of arousing an organism to action
Synonyms:
stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
Meaning: any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
Usage examples
However this may be, the practically effective distinction between sensations and images is that in the causation of sensations, but not of images, the stimulation of nerves carrying an effect into the brain, usually from the surface of the body, plays an essential part.