neurally
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6.9
Through the body's nerves that send messages to and from the brain
- adverb
- /ˈnʊrəli/
- Specialized
:
neurológicamente
- The body's reflexes respond neurally to stimuli from the environment.
Examples
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Whether yes or no, it seems we're neurally wired for such belief.
Fiction book (1993) -
An individual's learning style depends on the ways that his or her learning organs/senses are neurally linked.
Academic text (2012) -
Patients often recover from surgery faster when their pain is managed neurally.
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During stress, the brain neurally communicates signals to prepare the body for action.
Synonyms
5
7.4
In a way that has to do with the brain or nerves
focuses more on the nerves rather than on the brain
Surface Forms
neurally positive
Morphology
Etymology
Neurally comes from the root neuro- meaning 'nerve', the same root in the common word nerve. So when something happens neurally it happens 'by the nerves' or through the nervous system, which is why we use 'neurally' for how parts of the body and brain are connected and controlled.