connectopathy
connectopathy noun: an atypical presentation or functioning of neural connections within the human brain.
Noun
connectopathy (plural connectopathies)
- An atypical presentation or functioning of neural connections within the human brain.
- Any initial abnormality in connectivity might also lead to abnormal activity patterns, which could cause further development of abnormal connectivity. Connectopathy would accompany schizophrenia, but it would be difficult to say which is cause and which is effect.2012, Sebastian Seung, Connectome: How the Brain's Wiring Makes Us Who We Are, page 295
- Recent data have suggested that the atypical visual perception observed in ASD is caused by altered connectivity within parallel visual pathways and attention networks, thereby contributing to the impaired social communication observed in ASD. Therefore, we conclude that the underlying...2017, Takao Yamasaki, Toshihiko Maekawa, Takako Fujita, & Shozo Tobimatsu, "Connectopathy in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Review of Evidence from Visual Evoked Potentials and Diffusion Magnetic...
Forms of connectopathy
| plural | connectopathies |
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Origin of connectopathy
From connect + -o- + -pathy.
Questions about connectopathy
- What does connectopathy mean?
- Connectopathy means an atypical presentation or functioning of neural connections within the human brain.
- What part of speech is connectopathy?
- Connectopathy is a noun.
- What is the plural of connectopathy?
- The plural of connectopathy is connectopathies.
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