underconnectivity

noun

Insufficient connectivity

Scrabble 28

Meanings

noununderconnectivity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableInsufficient connectivity
    1 more example

    Such heterogeneity of results has been attempted to be reconciled by suggesting that ASC is characterised by overconnectivity in brain systems associated with the phenotype, whilst underconnectivity is presented in those systems that are neurotypical, both probably as a result of aberrant developmental processes [44 ].

    2015 August 27, “Semi-Metric Topology of the Human Connectome: Sensitivity and Specificity to Autism and Major Depressive Disorder”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

underconnectivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underconnectivity

MLA

“underconnectivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underconnectivity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underconnectivity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underconnectivity.

Source: underconnectivity on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.