overactivity
Americannoun
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Macauley's laboratory is now studying ways to reduce microglial overactivity without eliminating the cells completely.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
Solitary shrinks the parts of the brain used for learning and memory while triggering overactivity in the parts of the brain that cause fear and anxiety.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2023
They’ve also come to recognize its unique profile of immune system overactivity and have identified effective treatments.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 18, 2021
Those symptoms are broadly inattention, overactivity and impulsivity.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2018
Vague anxiety, depressive fancies and fears, imaginative overactivity can be removed by inhibiting the post-pituitary.
From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.
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