dissociation

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Recent Examples of dissociation Clear evidence for this dissociation comes from patients who have suffered damage to the parts of their brain involved in producing language. Big Think, 11 Mar. 2025 They also were tested for more cognitive motor dissociation. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025 Those spindles often came before the detection of cognitive motor dissociation. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025 Patients whose brain waves showed both spindles and signatures of cognitive motor dissociation were more likely to regain consciousness, with 76 percent showing evidence of consciousness by the time they were discharged. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dissociation
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Noun
  • Following the dissolution of their Philadelphia math-rock band Palm in 2023, founding members and singer-guitarists Eve Alpert and Kasra Kurt took time off before forming Kassie Krut with their Nicks and Grazes producer Matt Anderegg.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Elsmore has been a court referee for the Second Judicial District, which encompasses Ramsey County, since January 2023, presiding over dissolution, custody, support, domestic abuse and harassment matters.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Dolphins fit: Biggers possesses the ideal height, weight and length and can get his hands in passing lanes (seven pass breakups during his collegiate career).
    C. Isaiah Smalls II, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
  • In theory a negative verdict could result in a company breakup.
    Steven Levy, Wired News, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Dissociation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissociation. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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