Word: activationism
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'Physicians and society are not ready for "I have brain activation, therefore I am." That would seriously put Descartes before the horse.'
Additionally, anyone who has worked with Microsoft’s software activation system knows how much of a pain it can be to convince the corporate colossus in Redmond that you’re actually not trying to pirate anything—you just want to reinstall your legal copy...
After measuring the enzyme levels in the liver and fatty tissues from both lean and obese mice, they found that levels of PKR activation were strongly correlated with the amount of fatty tissue in the mice.
Their study—published in the February 5 issue of the journal Cell—postulates that activation of this enzyme leads to immune system subsequently interfering with metabolic pathways.
Increases in the number of these spines can reflect learning. But in the case of addiction, that may involve learning to connect a place or a person with the desire for more drugs. Maze showed that even after a week of abstinence, mice given a new dose of cocaine still...