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Sensitization protocols can increase sensory and neural responsiveness in humans.
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Multiple human and neurophysiological studies demonstrate that sensory and brain stimulation protocols effectively increase sensory perception and neural excitability.

Evidence for · 5
Structural changes in brain morphology induced by brief periods of repetitive sensory stimulation
2018 · cited by 41
Demonstrates that short-term repetitive somatosensory stimulation improves tactile discrimination and induces structural gray matter changes in the human somatosensory cortex.
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The claim states that sensitization protocols can increase sensory and neural responsiveness in humans. Retrieved papers [0], [1], [2], [4], and [8] all provide direct empirical support from human and in vivo neuroimaging studies showing that various repetitive sensory and brain stimulation protocols increase cortical excitability, gray matter volume in sensory areas, or perceptual performance. There are no refuting papers.

More for · 4
Repetitive Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation of Wrist Extensors Enhances Cortical Excitability and Motor Performance in Healthy Individuals
2021 · cited by 28
Shows that repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation enhances cortical excitability and motor output in humans.
Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and trans-spinal direct current stimulation associated with treadmill exercise in spinal cord and cortical excitability of healthy subjects: A triple-blind, randomized and sham-controlled study
2018 · cited by 27
Demonstrates that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and trans-spinal direct current stimulation modulate corticospinal and cortical excitability in humans.
Sensory and motor cortical excitability changes induced by rTMS and sensory stimulation in stroke: A randomized clinical trial
2023 · cited by 16
Finds that somatosensory cortex repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with sensory stimulation alters somatosensory and motor cortical excitability.
Divergent responses of glutamatergic and GABAergic prefrontal neurons underlie changes in excitability following low and high frequency repetitive brain stimulation.
2025 · cited by 6
Provides direct evidence from in vivo imaging that repetitive brain stimulation protocols modulate prefrontal cortical excitability.
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  1. Structural changes in brain morphology induced by brief periods of repetitive sensory stimulationpeer-reviewedsupports
  2. Repetitive Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation of Wrist Extensors Enhances Cortical Excitability and Motor Performance in Healthy Individualspeer-reviewedsupports
  3. Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and trans-spinal direct current stimulation associated with treadmill exercise in spinal cord and cortical excitability of healthy subjects: A triple-blind, randomipeer-reviewedsupports
  4. Plasticity-Inducing TMS Protocols to Investigate Somatosensory Control of Hand Functionpeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  5. Sensory and motor cortical excitability changes induced by rTMS and sensory stimulation in stroke: A randomized clinical trialpeer-reviewedsupports
  6. The Impact of Sex Hormones on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Measures of Cortical Excitability: A Systematic Review and Considerations for Clinical Practicepeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  7. Sensory Cortical Plasticity Participates in the Epigenetic Regulation of Robust Memory Formationpeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  8. Exploring sensory sensitivity, cortical excitability, and habituation in episodic migraine, as a function of age and disease severity, using the pattern-reversal taskpeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  9. Divergent responses of glutamatergic and GABAergic prefrontal neurons underlie changes in excitability following low and high frequency repetitive brain stimulation.peer-reviewedsupports
  10. Dynamic expectation strength and precision shape human pain perception through shared and dissociable α-oscillatory mechanisms.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  11. Exercise-Induced Hypoalgesia: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Linking Pain Modulation and Stress Regulation-A Narrative Review.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  12. Phase-Specific Evaluation of Sciatic Nerve Regeneration in Preclinical Studies: A Review of Functional Assessment, Emerging Therapies, and Translational Value.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
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first checked06 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 8506 Aug 2026
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