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electrosleep therapy

a former treatment for depression, chronic anxiety, and insomnia by inducing a state of relaxation or sleep through low-voltage electrical transcranial stimulation (ETS; or cranial electrical stimulation, CES), a technique developed in the Soviet Union in the 1940s.

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May 9th 2024

postural aftereffect

postural aftereffect

a change in posture that arises as an aftereffect of prior stimulation. For example, when viewing a moving scene, a person typically leans in the direction of the motion. When viewing ends, body posture returns to a vertical position and then, briefly, leans in the opposite direction.