James and others said that this is an idea leading to a motor action, and that's why it's called "ideomotor action"—an idea leads to motor activity.

This paper analyzed the problems related to the large vibrating screen directly driven by ordinary motor, and raised the idea of using hydraulic control system to tackle the problems.

Thee idea of a fish being able to generate electricity strong enough to light small bulbs, even to run an electric motor is almost unbelievable.