1
: of, relating to, or affecting a nerve or the nervous system
2
: situated in the region of or on the same side of the body as the brain and spinal cord : dorsal
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She suffers from a neural disorder.
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Budgie neural activity is so closely aligned with the chirps, warbles, and calls the birds produce that Long and his co-researchers could chart the undulating frequency of a call based on the signals of five neurons alone, with near exact precision.
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2025
Further, researchers at Yale University have confirmed that sleep is crucial in preserving and consolidating memory, optimizing cognitive functions and strengthening neural activity.
—Pooja Shah, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
The researchers found the same neural mechanism in humans when studying donated brain tissue and scanning the brains of volunteers, who sat in an fMRI machine and were fed a sugar solution through a tube.
—Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
Chronic inflammation can lead to neural inflammation in the brain, which can cause cognitive decline.
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2025
Further, researchers at Yale University have confirmed that sleep is crucial in preserving and consolidating memory, optimizing cognitive functions and strengthening neural activity.
—Pooja Shah, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
The researchers found the same neural mechanism in humans when studying donated brain tissue and scanning the brains of volunteers, who sat in an fMRI machine and were fed a sugar solution through a tube.
—Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
Chronic inflammation can lead to neural inflammation in the brain, which can cause cognitive decline.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Neural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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neural
adjective
neu·ral
ˈn(y)u̇r-əl 
: of, relating to, or affecting a nerve or the nervous system
Medical Definition
neural
adjective
neu·ral
ˈn(y)u̇r-əl
1
: of, relating to, or affecting a nerve or the nervous system
2
: situated in the region of or on the same side of the body as the brain and spinal cord : dorsal compare hemal sense 2
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