The phrase "a physiological response" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing reactions of the body to various stimuli, such as stress, exercise, or environmental changes.
Example: "When faced with danger, the body triggers a physiological response that prepares it for fight or flight."
Alternatives: "a bodily reaction" or "a physical response."
Bronchial responsiveness to bronchodilators is a physiological response involving airway epithelium, nerves, mediators, and bronchial smooth muscles [ 1].
When the amygdala works as it should, it orchestrates a physiological response to changes in the environment.
In other words, a line of dialogue effects a physiological response that reverberates in the senses as well as the mind.
Here, it appears easier to prove that an animal is experiencing pleasure than happiness if happiness is defined as three processes: a physiological response to certain stimuli, an expression of that emotion, and an ability to reflect upon that emotion.
It may not seem very flattering to compare complex human brains to those of salivating dogs, but PCDR uses the same technique: the pairing of stimuli to induce a physiological response.
Having physical proximity with the deceased – being privy to their new smells, witnessing physical changes – activates a physiological response, changing the way we view our dead and encouraging the grieving process.
With time, I came to think that nerve transmitters — those chemicals that communicate from one nerve cell to another — produced their effects through a cascade of reactions that resulted in a physiological response.
It is usually connected to a physiological response, but one that can theoretically be separated – for instance, one's body may become aroused in the presence of someone with whom it would be inappropriate to have sex.
But does laughter elicit a physiological response similar to that of exercise and, if so, what might that reveal about the nature of exertion?
Hailed by some as a visionary provocateur, dismissed by others as a gimmicky sensationalist, this 46-year-old Argentine-born Frenchman calibrates his films for a physiological response.
It produces a physiological response in the opposite sex," says Elizabeth Clark, the author for Flirting for Dummies (to be published in June).
