adaptive change
collocation in Englishmeaningsofadaptiveandchange
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adaptive
adjective
uk/əˈdæp.tɪv/us/əˈdæp.tɪv/
having an ability to change to suit ...
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change
noun
uk/tʃeɪndʒ/us/tʃeɪndʒ/
the act of becoming different, or the result of something ...
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(Definition ofadaptiveandchangefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The perception-action coupling is the result of anadaptivechangeof our central nervous system to environmental properties.
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Yet it is also destructive because it attacks the internalization concept without considering its place within the science ofadaptivechange.
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Among humans, effective psychosocial interventions may result in adaptive changes in brain function well into adulthood.
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Without these adaptive changes, the bipolar cell would saturate if inputs are large or if inputs are small but sustained.
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Shapiro argues that the liberal view of rights evolved via processes ofadaptivechangeimportantly conditioned by and functional to the evolution of capitalist markets.
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Further, the thalamocortical core shows remarkable moment-to-moment adaptive changes as a function of attentionally selected incoming stimulation.
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They maintained that the embryo reflects its evolutionary history and in fact records the history of adaptive changes.
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During the course of the study, however, adaptive changes were forced upon the investigators because of the lack of congruence between hypotheses and data.
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In order to address this question we need a technique that can identify adaptive changes if they exist in an unbiased and objective manner.
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The concept of resilience is a promising tool for analysingadaptivechangetowards sustainability because it provides a way for analysing how to manipulate stability in the face of change.
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Adaptive changes of serotonin 5-ht2a receptors in mice lacking the serotonin transporter.
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These variable traits can be selected for, via natural selection, ultimately leading to anadaptivechange in the population, allowing it to survive in the changed environment.
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He also elaborates on the advantages created by theadaptivechangeof primates to their environment and even to the evolving complexity of primate social structures.
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It is tempting to speculate that astrocytic changes might be necessary to induce, but not to maintain, adaptive changes in the brain's 'wiring diagram' in response to experience.
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Changes associated with chronic anaemia are usually present in patients who are not receiving adequate transfusions and are due to the adaptive changes to hypoxia that occur in anaemia.
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In the light of these findings, pleiotropic effects of adaptive changes might be a crucial source of divergence in seasonal regulation at the population level, involving significant life-history trade-offs.
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There is no reason to believe that, except for very rare adaptive changes, the rate of mutation will increase as a strain moves between species.
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These transcription factors have been shown to play a role in the short-term and long-term adaptive changes in the brain.
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They serve a multitude of functions including climbing, digging, and fighting and have undergone numerous adaptive changes in different animal taxa.
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