The phrase "activates a network of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing the initiation or stimulation of a system or group of interconnected elements, often in a technical or organizational context.
Example: "The new software update activates a network of sensors that monitor environmental conditions in real-time."
Alternatives: "triggers a network of" or "engages a network of".
Researchers at Stanford University found that the main active component in royal jelly, a protein called royalactin, activates a network of genes that bolsters the ability of stem cells to renew themselves.
In the initial stages of stress response, the change in environmental condition is sensed by the plant and activates a network of signaling pathways.
This study demonstrated that passive listening to nonverbal emotional vocalizations activates a network of premotor cortical regions involved in the control of facial movement [39].
Observing other people's actions activates a network of brain regions that is also activated during the execution of these actions.
Gaze perception activates a network of brain regions, including both the posterior superior temporal sulcus (pSTS) and amygdala, which are central to the perception of biological motion and social cognition (Baron-Cohen 1994, 1995; Nummenmaa and Calder 2009).
When responding to pathogen attack, the host plant activates a network of pathways in an endeavor to impair pathogen invasion and to escape damage, which usually includes thousands of genes through a synergistic effect.
Our task activated a network of brain regions including amygdala, orbital frontal gyrus, hippocampus, parietal gyrus, prefrontal cortex, and regions in the occipital cortex.
The temporal conjunction task activated a network of areas including right superior parietal cortex and bilateral regions of intraparietal sulcus, frontal operculum and putamen.
Episodic memory and episodic future thinking activate a network of overlapping brain regions, but little is known about the mechanism with which the brain separates the two processes.
Nonphobic fear activated a network of threat-responsive brain regions and involved pupillary dilation, electrodermal response and self-reported affect selective to the attacking snakes.
