Definition
Flat Affect
A clinical presentation in which a person shows little or no emotional expression — reduced facial movement, monotone voice, minimal gesture. An early visual indicator of several neurological and psychiatric conditions including Parkinson's disease and severe depression.
From the episode “The Behavioral Health Crisis Is a Data Problem”Hear it on the podcast1 episode
Learn the language of AI-native founders
Every week: the new terms, tools, and workflows founders are using, straight from the podcast.
Related terms in Health & Science
Equivalency ratioA uniform unit of measurement that lets you compare cost across different product form factors built from the same input.EWOT (Exercise With Oxygen Therapy)Performing cardiovascular exercise, typically fifteen minutes, while breathing concentrated oxygen through a sealed mask fed by a large reservoir.Exploration GeneA behavioral predisposition toward novelty-seeking and risk-taking linked to evolutionary adaptation.Fertility rateThe average number of children born per woman. Lior cites low rates in South Korea and Japan.Float tankSensory deprivation tank. Dan credits it with "tens of millions of dollars" worth of ideas.Food NoiseThe constant background preoccupation with food and eating that many people with appetite dysregulation experience. GLP-1 medications are highly effective at reducing or eliminating it.FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction)A hair transplant method where individual follicles are extracted and transplanted one by one. Less invasive than strip surgery and the dominant technique in the medical tourism market.Gaps in careRecommended care a patient hasn't received: overdue screenings, missed well visits, skipped vaccinations. Closing them is directly tied to reimbursement in US value-based arrangements.