inhibitory mechanism
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinhibitoryandmechanism
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inhibitory
adjective
uk/ɪnˈhɪb.ɪ.tər.i/us/ɪnˈhɪb.ɪ.tɔːr.i/
medical,biologyspecialized
with the effect or function of inhibiting (= stopping or slowing down) ...
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mechanism
noun[C]
uk/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/us/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/
a part of a machine, or a set of parts that ...
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A further question concerns how -uency in a language alters theinhibitorymechanism.
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Such aninhibitorymechanismwould help the brain go into a cortical idling mode during periods of mental inactivity.
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The results demonstrated an increased center-surround antagonism at the retinogeniculate relay that was due to a genuinely spatialinhibitorymechanism.
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This demonstrated the involvement of a genuine spatialinhibitorymechanismin the increased center-surround antagonism at the retinogeniculate relay.
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Under these physiological conditions, a positive signal(s) mediated by gonadotrophins overcomes the upholding/inhibitorymechanism(s) present in the follicular environment.
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At other times, the signal serves as aninhibitorymechanismsuch as the shaking signal at the end of the day.
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However, there is also aninhibitorymechanismthat interrupts this destruction.
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It may be that threat simulations are associated with increased cortical activation, leading to intensive motor imagery that breaks through the malfunctioning inhibitory mechanisms.
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The ontogeny of inhibitory mechanisms : a renewed approach to cognitive development.
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The present work is a study of inhibitory mechanisms on zebrafish bipolar cells.
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If so, it can be assumed that cortisol is plugged into still another system and distinctive pattern of psychological and inhibitory mechanisms.
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Neural tuning for sound duration: role of inhibitory mechanisms in the inferior colliculus.
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The precise nature of the underlying excitatory and inhibitory mechanisms thus remains ambiguous.
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This order is compatible with lateral inhibitory mechanisms acting at the time of cell fate determination, but future studies will need to address this issue.
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Behavioural goals determine inhibitory mechanisms of selective attention.
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This task is used here to assess inhibitory mechanisms in schizophrenia.
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The strong potency of rivastigmine, provided by its dualinhibitorymechanism, has been postulated to lead to more nausea and vomiting during the titration phase of oral rivastigmine treatment.
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Likewise, the model shows explicitly how behavior that looks like inhibition or lack of it can arise from processes where no explicit inhibitory mechanisms are switched on.
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