neural
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4.9
- adjective
- /ˈnʊrəl/
- Specialized
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neuronal
- Your brain can create new neural pathways until the day you die.
- a neural network
- neural functioning
- the neural basis
Would you implant a neural link device in your own brain?
- Would you implant a neural link device in your own brain?
- So the outer edges, this whole world of neural stimulation, right.
- Your brain can create new neural pathways until the day you die.
- And you don't have the neural mechanisms to, to reintegrate.
- It appears as neural correlates in the brain.
- But all of those converge on neural circuits for feeding.
- What they found was a neural network inside the human heart.
- It's driven by the same neural circuits as stress.
- Everything breaks apart and brand new patterns of neural activity start to emerge.
- So the heart beats, it doesn't need neural input in order to beat it.
- But there is a tipping point where you build this new neural pathway in your brain.
- And so the the cycle, the neural circuit, the cycle shouldn't stop there.
Examples
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The doctor explained how the neural connections in the brain affect our emotions.
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APP plays an essential role in the brain, aiding in neural growth and repair.
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What they found was a neural network inside the human heart.
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But he is showing a lot of unusual neural activity.
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In some studies, expertise is associated with greater neural activity and in others, with less.
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So we still have this neural mechanism in our brains.
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And for some people, they can reuse those neural pathways.
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Your brains establish neural connections at a quicker rate, so your minds mature faster.
Fiction book (1999) -
There is now a considerable body of experimental data on the neural events that accompany surprise endings.
Academic text (1999) -
Of critical importance here is the connection of neural pathways through the thalamus to the neocortex.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
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4.2
Relating to the body's nerves that send signals to the brain
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6.3
Relating to the brain, spinal cord, or nerves
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7.0
Having to do with nerve cells and the nervous system
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6.6
Relating to the nervous system, especially the brain and spinal cord
Relating to nerve cells that send information around the body
Relates to the body's nerves
Compounds
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1
6.5
An electrical signal that travels along a nerve to send information
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6.2
A computer program of connected parts that learns from examples to make guesses
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5.7
A part of the nervous system that carries signals, like a nerve or brain area
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7.8
Curved bony part at the back of a spine bone that surrounds the spinal cord
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4.7
A group of connected nerve cells that work together to control body functions
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A group of connected nerve cells that work together to control movement or senses
How Neural
Surface Forms
Morphology
neural = neur + al
The word contains the productive adjective suffix -al, but the base neur- is not a standalone modern English word, so most learners cannot reliably recover the meaning from the form alone.
Etymology
Neural comes from the Greek root neuron, which means 'nerve'. So neural simply means 'about nerves' or the nervous system, which is why we use it for problems or devices that involve the brain, spine, or nerves.