To stimulate in response to or in opposition to stimulation; to apply a counter-stimulus.
Combines 'counter-' with 'stimulate,' from Latin 'stimulare' (to prick or drive). The verb form emerges in physiological and psychological terminology to describe responsive stimulation.
Neuroscientists discovered that counterstimulating pain receptors (like rubbing a bruise) actually reduces pain perception through a mechanism called 'gate control,' which is why the oldest pain relief technique might be one of the most scientifically sound.
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