biological basis
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbiologicalandbasis
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biological
adjective
uk/ˌbaɪ.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
connected with the natural processes of ...
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basis
noun[C]
uk/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/us/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/
the most important facts, ideas, etc. from which something ...
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Thebiologicalbasisof an antidepressant response to sleep deprivation and relapse : review and hypothesis.
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If biologically-based cultural differences existed, their foundation should be documented on a purelybiologicalbasis.
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He suggests that thebiologicalbasisfor this cognitive step was an organizational change in the brain, allowing for increased flexibility.
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Thebiologicalbasisand pathophysiology of negative symptoms are also addressed.
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Our model provides abiologicalbasisfor understanding this phenomenon.
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Emphasis on thebiologicalbasisof communication is congruent with promising uses of neuroimaging data to bridge the gap between representation and neurophysiology in acquisition.
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Documented changes in immune system functioning with smoking provide a likelybiologicalbasisfor this association.
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This association holds for both children and adults, and it has been interpreted as supporting thebiologicalbasisof certain psychiatric disorders.
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This cohort offers a unique opportunity to characterize human sickness behaviour in the context of acute infection and to explore itsbiologicalbasis.
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This is likely to happen when the sample is drawn on a random rather thanbiologicalbasis.
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It includes a section on thebiologicalbasisof the disorder which discusses genetic advances as well as recent findings on abnormalities in neurotransmitter function.
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The aforementioned continuity in the phonetic and temporal aspects of babbling and early meaningful speech supports thebiologicalbasisof lexical form acquisition.
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Classification of psychosis lacks abiologicalbasisand current diagnostic categories may obscure underlying continuities.
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Can we sustain thebiologicalbasisof agriculture?
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Understanding thebiologicalbasisof these feeding patterns could contribute to the rational control of tsetse in at least three respects.
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Thebiologicalbasisfor conformal three-dimensional radiotherapy defined.
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The second chapter addresses thebiologicalbasisof delirium, from neuro-anatomical to molecular levels of dysfunction.
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Further work is needed to systematically characterize the spectrum and natural history of sickness behaviour in humans and to elucidate itsbiologicalbasis.
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This is further proof that there is indeed abiologicalbasisfor these behavior patterns.
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Interacting minds - abiologicalbasis.
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