overactive
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"Our study suggests that's not necessarily a broken pattern-separation system, but possibly an overactive version of a normal survival mechanism gone into overdrive," said Brandon.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
The typical overactive investor trails that simple portfolio by about 1.5 percentage points a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Studies in people have shown that this area tends to be overactive in those with chronic pain.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026
Koy, the son of a white father and Filipina mother, saw comedy as a way to channel an overactive personality and need to make people laugh into a career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
Noah has an overactive imagination, written on every school report I’ve ever gotten.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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