functional integration

collocation in English

meaningsoffunctionalandintegration

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functional
adjective
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/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən.əl/us
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən.əl/
designed to be practical and useful rather ...
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integration
noun[U]
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/ˌɪn.tɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɪn.t̬əˈɡreɪ.ʃən/
the action or process of successfully joining or mixing with a different group ...
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(Definition offunctionalandintegrationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This approach emphasizesfunctionalintegrationin neural tissue.
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This is determined by competition between functional segregation andfunctionalintegrationin neocortical tissue.
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The distinction between ad hoc andfunctionalintegrationis subtle, but important.
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This electrical oscillation is produced by thalamocortical circuits that synchronize or link the various regions of the brain to fosterfunctionalintegration.
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These are guided byfunctionalintegrationor function sharing and incidental behavior principles, and by knowledge of the available components of the domain.
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Global processes arise fromfunctionalintegrationand can facilitate (top down) synchronous activity in remote cell groups that function simultaneously at several different spatial scales.
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However, most brain states probably involve both large-scalefunctionalintegration(facilitating global contributions to the dynamics) and functional segregation (enabling local effects).
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The measure of dynamic complexity proposed by these scientists is sensitive to the joint constraints of functional segregation andfunctionalintegration.
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By this view, "the cortical infrastructure supporting a single function may involve many specialised areas whose union is mediated by thefunctionalintegrationamong them" (p. 276).
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Obviously, this approach can be useful for study of the somatic hybrids of different embryonic cells, to better understand both their structural and theirfunctionalintegration.
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But, although geographical integration is sometimes impossible,functionalintegrationhas made great progress.
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In many cases, thatfunctionalintegrationhas led later to physical integration.
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The trajectories are added together by usingfunctionalintegration.
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This "horizontal" integration is rarely achieved in network modelling characterized by a tendency to build dedicated architectures for specific tasks without caring about theirfunctionalintegrationin a system.
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At the same time, we witnessfunctionalintegration: the work processes in all 2000 organisations involved have been redesigned, deleting paper work, lengthy forms, etc., to meet the strategic goals.
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Infunctionalintegrationthe sum of functionals is taken over a space of functions.
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The communication within and among these specialized areas of the brain is known asfunctionalintegration.
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Friston currently works on models offunctionalintegrationin the human brain and the principles that underlie neuronal interactions.
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The intent was to create new kinds offunctionalintegrationin an agency that had long prized its decentralized structure.
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Processes such as neuron proliferation, fate specification, differentiation, maturation, andfunctionalintegrationof newborn cells into existing neuronal networks are all interconnected.
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This observation suggests that executive function is mediated by dynamic and flexible networks that are characterized usingfunctionalintegrationand effective connectivity analyses.
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If it is studied from the viewpoint of relational organization then it is defined as semantic entailment in the brain offunctionalintegration.
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