Underactivation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Underactivation is a noun meaning inadequate activation.
Meaning
inadequate activation.
Example Sentences
A recent quantitative meta-analysis combining results from 65 fMRI studies (N = 1040 BD cases and 1074 healthy controls) found underactivation in the inferior frontal cortex and overactivation in limbic areas in BD patients relative to controls across emotional paradigms.
Word Forms
- underactivations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include biactivation, overinitiation, underacylation, underacetylation, hypoacetylation, underprenylation.
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