functional
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"If you start with an already functional synapse, that plasticity protocol doesn't work," Harnett says.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
It’s a functional space meant to support your life.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
Finding “cross functional synergies” was, I always thought, the refuge of the insecure, a linguistic escape hatch to avoid responsibility.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
The home’s interiors were, according to information shared with Realtor.com, designed entirely by Yolanda and elegantly blend “historic character with bright, functional, and modern finishes.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
In Dr. Posner’s book, Attention in a Social World, he writes that “it is now possible to view attention much more concretely as an organ system, with its own functional anatomy.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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