The phrase "activate an object" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to technology, programming, or gaming, where an action is performed to make an object functional or responsive.
Example: "To proceed with the simulation, you need to activate an object by clicking on it in the interface."
Alternatives: "trigger an object" or "engage an object".
In particular, it was suggested that those neurons, which have to be integrated to activate an object representation, synchronize their activity in the gamma band frequency range.
You don't just tap the screen to activate an object; instead, you're moving a mouse cursor through relative movements on the touchscreen, much like any of the many VNC iPhone apps.
The task used by these authors would indeed activate an object location map, which may be involved in visuospatial working memory.
Even foil objects may activate a spurious pattern, which in turn might activate one of the learning contexts, leading to false alarms.
It was thus inferred that the basic level should correspond to the stored mnesic representation that is activated first when an object is perceived.
According to the embodied cognition theory, the neural system is activated during observing an object as-if the observer were interacting with it.
Participants held the top button (thumb) on the wand to activate object translation and the rear trigger button (forefinger) to activate object rotation.
By making a gesture invoke the device you wish to use, you can activate any ordinary object to suit your communication needs.
The glitch occurs because passing through the wall allows the player to reach the warp pipes before the screen has scrolled far enough to activate the invisible object that initializes the warp.
We predicted that Imageability would activate object processing areas in the fusiform gyrus.
"The Big Wheel" is a performance sculpture — an object activated by the artist, but one that seems almost to have a life of its own.
