Reafferent
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A reafferent structure or connection.
- 1 Related to, or caused by reafference. not-comparable
"The network of areas we found more highly activated in expert meditators than in nonmeditators has recently been hypothesized to be part of the enactive experiential self network, which integrates efferent and reafferent processes concerning exteroception, proprioception, kinesthesia, and interoception."
Example
More examples"The network of areas we found more highly activated in expert meditators than in nonmeditators has recently been hypothesized to be part of the enactive experiential self network, which integrates efferent and reafferent processes concerning exteroception, proprioception, kinesthesia, and interoception."
Etymology
From re- + afferent.
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