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Zombie 1

Nominalization: turning a verb into a lifeless noun, by adding a suffix, e.g. –ance, –ment, –ation, or –ing.

Example:

Prevention of neurogenesis diminished social avoidance.

vs.

When we prevented neurogenesis, the mice no longer avoided other mice.

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