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reactivation

reactivation

1 5.6
Making old memories or brain patterns active again
  • noun
  • /ˌriːækˈtɪveɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reactivación
  • In addition, Canberra has been an important bridge to New Zealand, as we have sought to encourage policy changes in Wellington that will make possible a reactivation of the ANZUS alliance.

And it exists because it is reactivation of these maps about space-time and person.

Examples

  • This collocation of gardening and writing is confirmed by the allusion to the Person from Porlock and the sudden reactivation of time.

    Academic text (1999)
  • At the network level, one such process is the offline reactivation of assembly firing patterns that occurred during previous active behavior.

    Academic text (2017)
  • We're this close to the reactivation of a human brain cell.

  • And it exists because it is reactivation of these maps about space-time and person.

  • On a more plausible model, which we might call "the reactivation model of memory," memory storage consists in a strengthening of the perceptual and cognitive pathways that originally processed the information.

    Blog text (28)
  • Collectively, these changes would result in the network favoring the reactivation of stored cognitive maps, particularly under conditions in which new stimuli have a high degree of feature overlap with learned stimuli.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Reactivation of ensemble activity predominantly occurs during episodes of sharp wave ripple activity, which are hypothesized to coordinate the hippocampal-cortical transfer of memories (Buzsáki, 1996).

    Academic text (2017)
  • The reactivation of specific memories can occur during deep sleep.

  • Researchers studied the reactivation of neural pathways to understand how memories are consolidated.

  • During therapy sessions, the reactivation of past experiences helped the patient gain insight.

Synonyms

recall
vsreactivation
25 2.8

Ability to remember things you learned

is internal activation of stored neural patterns often without conscious effort
retrieval
vsreactivation
  • Specialized
4 4.6

Finding information in your memory, for example a word when you speak

is internal activation of stored neural patterns often automatic during consolidation
reawakening
vsreactivation
3 4.1

A return of activity or interest after a time of rest

is activation of prior memory patterns specifically during recall or consolidation

How Active

reconsolidation
  • Specialized
8.3
reactivation
  • Specialized
1 5.6
priming
  • Specialized
1 6.8

Surface Forms

reactivation singular
reactivations plural

Morphology

reactivation = reactivate (semi-transparent) = re + activ + ation

The noun is a regular and fully predictable -ion formation from the verb 'reactivate'.

Etymology

Reactivation comes from the parts re- meaning 'again' and activate meaning 'make active', the same root as active and action. A helpful image is a memory as a light that is turned on again, so reactivation means old memories or brain patterns becoming active once more.