Example Sentences

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For example, elevated potassium levels render neurons hyperexcitable, and numerous studies have found impaired potassium control by astrocytes in the epileptic brain.

From Nature • Jul. 8, 2014

Always as a session draws to its close French legislators become hyperexcitable, super-suspicious, jealous of their power, ready to shout the Government out of office on any pretext.

From Time Magazine Archive

Without intervention, 80% of these kids--mostly boys--will act out, becoming oppositional and hyperexcitable, and run a greater risk of developing ADHD.

From Time Magazine Archive