Stultification (from Latin stultus stupid) refers to the state of being or a situation or an action causing one to become

The silent implication of stultification in neurobiological terms is that certain external influences can have a lasting neural effect (reduction of the number of synapses, reduced number of interconnections between brain areas, less efficient signal transmission, etc). Such effects are studied by biopsychologists and psychosomatic medicine.

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