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reafferent

reafferent adjective: related to, or caused by reafference.

Adjective

reafferent (not comparable)

  1. Related to, or caused by reafference.
    • 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...2015 June 4, Maddalena Boccia, Laura Piccardi, Paola Guariglia, “The Meditative Mind: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of MRI Studies”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI

Noun

reafferent (plural reafferents)

  1. A reafferent structure or connection.

Forms of reafferent

pluralreafferents

Origin of reafferent

From re- + afferent.

Questions about reafferent

What does reafferent mean?
Reafferent means related to, or caused by reafference.
What part of speech is reafferent?
Reafferent can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near reafferent in the dictionary

  1. reaffected
  2. reaffecting
  3. reaffects
  4. reafference
  5. reafferences
  6. reafferent
  7. reafferentation
  8. reafferents
  9. reaffiliate
  10. reaffiliated
  11. reaffiliates

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