dissociation

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Recent Examples of dissociation 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 In these scenes from the future, the camera is always just behind Diggs’ head, implying a state of permanent dissociation. Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025 The first is dissociation, the act of putting potential distractions outside of conscious awareness. Aviel Kanter, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dissociation

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“Dissociation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissociation. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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