brain mechanism
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbrainandmechanism
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brain
noun
uk/breɪn/us/breɪn/
the organ inside the head that controls thought, memory, feelings, ...
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mechanism
noun[C]
uk/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/us/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/
a part of a machine, or a set of parts that ...
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(Definition ofbrainandmechanismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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They recognized, of course, that any innate behavioral tendency would need to be realized in abrainmechanismof one sort or another.
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No specific proximatebrainmechanismproposed to underlie the phenomenon in infants is likely to generalize well to non-primate mammals or especially to birds.
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Further, thisbrainmechanismpossesses a quantitative calibration of position that is unavailable to perception.
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Fast positive feedback between the adrenocortical stress response and abrainmechanisminvolved in aggressive behavior.
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Why does the brain need such a wide range of oscillatory frequencies and why is there not only a singlebrainmechanismthat can cover the whole frequency range?
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Whichbrainmechanismcannot count beyond four?
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Researchingbrainmechanismin allergy, he discovered the link of hallucinogens to brain transmitters.
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What are the brain mechanisms that mediate this activation?
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It is really mysterious how the items retrieved from long-term memory undergo transient processing in working memory and how they are related to brain mechanisms.
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They thus provided a powerful new tool for examining brain mechanisms in normal and dyslexic reading.
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Frequent comorbidity of crying and laughter suggests related brain mechanisms for the two acts.
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This distinction is crucial for understanding the brain mechanisms involved. 11.
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Visual images are no more likely to reveal underlying brain mechanisms than the myriad other things we are capable of thinking about.
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A processing model of lexical access such as the one described in detail in the target article is not necessarily a theory about brain mechanisms.
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Of course the brain mechanisms for representation do not constitute art; they are natural and probably unconscious.
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There is reason for dissatisfaction with the present state of knowledge about brain mechanisms related to vision and consciousness, and many of us share it.
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We view catatonia as the clinical expression of impairment of the brain mechanisms that promote human will.
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Neuroscience has traditionally studied animal behavior, and thus the brain mechanisms underlying animals' motivational and emotional systems are core questions in neuroscience.
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