neural structure
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5.7
- noun
- /ˈnʊrəl ˈstrʌkʧər/
- Specialized
:
estructura neural
- That is when the major neural structures characteristic of the ASD phenotype develop.
- activate neural structure
Examples
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In neuroscience, researchers analyze the neural structure to understand how information travels through the nervous system.
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They should remind the interested public that we are just at the beginning of our scientific inquiry into how neural structures implement mental functions and how mental functions guide behavior.
Academic text (2008) -
A recent study indicated that different neural structures were activated in response to positive and negative emotions.
Academic text (2000) -
But again, quantum mechanics is about things that your evolutionarily developed neural structure is not prepared to deal with directly.
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In general, the most widely accepted account of such issues is that an individual's variation in a specific faculty is initially hardwired into a neural structure, but it must be appropriately stimulated or trained to achieve its full potential.
Academic text (2000) -
The study focused on how different neural structures in the brain process emotions.
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Understanding the neural structure of the brain helps scientists develop treatments for neurological disorders.
How Big
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81
2.8
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5.7
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367
3.5
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3
9.1
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98
4.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'neural' (related to nerves/neurons) + 'structure' (an organized part), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to an organized part of the nervous system. This noun–noun composition is regular and cross-linguistically common, making the unit transparent rather than idiomatic or metaphorical.
Etymology
The compound neural structure comes from the image of the nervous system as a building: neural means 'about nerves' and structure means a 'part' or 'piece' of that building. So a neural structure is a specific 'part' of the nervous system, such as a nerve, ganglion, or brain area.