Relaxation response may refer to:
- The Relaxation Response, a term coined by Herbert Benson and a book of the same name in which he describes his research into the effects of meditation
- Dielectric relaxation, the relaxation response of a dielectric medium to an external electric field of microwave frequencies
Famous quotes containing the words relaxation and/or response:
“Worst of all, there is no sign of any relaxation of antisemitism. Logically it has nothing to do with Fascism. But the human race is imitative rather than logical; and as Fascism spreads antisemitism spreads.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)
“Because humans are not alone in exhibiting such behavior—bees stockpile royal jelly, birds feather their nests, mice shred paper—it’s possible that a pregnant woman who scrubs her house from floor to ceiling [just before her baby is born] is responding to a biological imperative . . . . Of course there are those who believe that . . . the burst of energy that propels a pregnant woman to clean her house is a perfectly natural response to their mother’s impending visit.”
—Mary Arrigo (20th century)