The purpose of art is the arousal of emotions.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

I think that's the first time the phrase arousal of the amygdala has ever been in the cable news.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 11, 2008] Reference

The scent of her arousal was a drug that threatened to destroy the grip he had on his own response.    From Wordnik.com.  [Deep Waters] Reference

NORVILLE: Now, when you say "arousal," are we talking about arousal here or arousal down there?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: What Can Be Done About Women Losing Their Sex Drives? - May 25, 2000] Reference

Those variations in pitch and volume, plus switch-ups in speed, create what UCLA's Mr. Mehrabian calls "arousal" in an audience.    From Wordnik.com.  [Talk Is Cheap in Politics,] Reference

Now, an 'arousal' alarm clock in your mobile for a HappyWakeUp.    From Wordnik.com.  [dailyindia.com News Feed] Reference

Under the effect of mild stress, or "arousal," proficiency improves as the subject expends more concentration and energy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Slate Magazine] Reference

Her arousal was a distant memory. previous - next.    From Wordnik.com.  [jfloydking Diary Entry] Reference

And so what's happening to you is a kind of arousal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Digital Overload: Your Brain On Gadgets] Reference

My face went hot, a blush from embarrassment not arousal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pleasure novel scrap] Reference

  My chest was already speckled with flowery pink blotches of arousal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ukiyo] Reference

The contempt in Lula's eyes only masked the awe and arousal she felt for me.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yadda, Yadda, Yaddo] Reference

These individuals have activation in parts of their brain indicating arousal.    From Wordnik.com.  [This Is Your Brain on Violence] Reference

 Embarrassed and sad at losing the formula for arousal, the elixir of passion.    From Wordnik.com.  [I see other women] Reference

Trouble is, he's giving her this speech while in a very obvious state of arousal.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE ART OF IDIOCY] Reference

Sleepsex takes place during partial arousal from deep sleep, when one is free to move.    From Wordnik.com.  [It's Called 'Sexsomnia'] Reference

"When things get monotonous, they have to do something else to increase their arousal.".    From Wordnik.com.  [His Cheating Brain] Reference

But the question is: Is that arousal benefitting you because it's enabling you to work more?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Digital Overload: Your Brain On Gadgets] Reference

We are living in a state of arousal but we don't know what it is we're supposed to be afraid of.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lila Shapiro: The Vampire Chronicles: A Conversation With The Passage Author Justin Cronin] Reference

Together, they seem to send the brain's arousal system into hyperdrive, much as intense fear does.    From Wordnik.com.  [Religion And The Brain] Reference

These may include sneezing, vomiting and the all-purpose localized immune-system arousal known as inflammation.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Allergy Epidemic] Reference

Stress and emotional arousal can also interfere with the brain's ability to find the source of a voice, Bentall adds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Religion And The Brain] Reference

A much better strategy is to sound negative and subdued, thereby being sympathetic while reducing the driver's arousal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sweet Talking Your Computer] Reference

"While you are again capable of arousal, you must understand it will not be the same; you will have to make allowances.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel] Reference

Looking for a story about child benefit, I found it impossible to ignore a story about Tony Blair and "female arousal oil".    From Wordnik.com.  [Politics live blog Wednesday 15 September – including PMQs] Reference

He had children watch violent and nonviolent TV shows, and he showed that while watching violent TV there was emotional arousal.    From Wordnik.com.  [This Is Your Brain on Violence] Reference

Cortin grinned at her second's fast arousal, holding out her arms as she felt half-familiar, half-strange sensations in her belly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel] Reference