brain function
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbrainandfunction
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brain
noun
uk/breɪn/us/breɪn/
the organ inside the head that controls thought, memory, feelings, ...
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function
noun
uk/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/us/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of ...
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(Definition ofbrainandfunctionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Other concepts have had more success in providing insight intobrainfunction.
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Finally, given our current limited understanding of the brain, we can only partially emulatebrainfunction.
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The empirical evidence from studies of cognitive processes,brainfunction, attachment, and dissociation that support this theory are reviewed and discussed.
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The section on musical creativity andbrainfunctionreads all the same as an agreeable antidote to the metaphysical speculation passing for science elsewhere.
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The implications of the sections on cognitive development andbrainfunctionare inclusive of language.
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This review examines initial attempts to measure directly the effects of psychotherapy onbrainfunction in patients with depression or anxiety disorders.
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Dream production is an automatic, hard-wired, regularly activated feature of humanbrainfunction.
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It is a more reliable measure ofbrainfunctionthan the spectral power of this rhythm.
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For example, inbrainfunctionand development, events leading to a detrimental chaotic attractor are suppressed and only functional changes are accepted.
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The authors emphasize that one must distinguish the forest from the trees in considering globalbrainfunction.
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Ultimately, of course, informed and detailed investigation will determine the extent to which this framework has useful application in understandingbrainfunction.
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Therefore, the contribution of astrocytes tobrainfunctionshould also be considered to result from coordinated groups of cells.
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Among humans, effective psychosocial interventions may result in adaptive changes inbrainfunctionwell into adulthood.
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A permanent change inbrainfunctionresulting from daily electrical stimulation.
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In other words, abnormal personality development underlies nearly all psychopathology, excepting only defects inbrainfunctionattributable to medical conditions unrelated to normal personality development.
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This method supports a somewhat different view onbrainfunction, insofar as the actual information processing is not correlated with location, but with interaction.
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Considering the recent advances in our understanding of higherbrainfunction, the last question can almost certainly be denied.
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Maturation of widely distributedbrainfunctionsubserves cognitive development.
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