neurology
noun
neu·rol·o·gy
nu̇-ˈrä-lə-jē 
nyu̇-
: a branch of medicine concerned especially with the structure, function, and diseases of the nervous system
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Setting out to review what researchers have revealed about mind blanking so far, the authors of the new Trends in Cognitive Sciences article examined the changes in our physiology, neurology, and cognition that occur as our minds blank out.
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Her eye doctor connected her with a neurology team, who diagnosed her with a brain tumor after a CT scan.
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However, the way that risk factors affect brain health can vary, said Gregory Cooper, MD, PhD, chief of adult neurology and director of the Memory Center at Norton Healthcare Neuroscience Institute.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 13 May 2025
Setting out to review what researchers have revealed about mind blanking so far, the authors of the new Trends in Cognitive Sciences article examined the changes in our physiology, neurology, and cognition that occur as our minds blank out.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
Her eye doctor connected her with a neurology team, who diagnosed her with a brain tumor after a CT scan.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
However, the way that risk factors affect brain health can vary, said Gregory Cooper, MD, PhD, chief of adult neurology and director of the Memory Center at Norton Healthcare Neuroscience Institute.
—Cathy Cassata, Health, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Neurology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neurology. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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neurology
noun
neu·rol·o·gy
-jē
: a branch of medicine concerned especially with the structure, function, and diseases of the nervous system
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