neural function

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meaningsofneuralandfunction

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neural
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈnjʊə.rəl/us
/ˈnʊr.əl/
involving a nerve or the system of nerves that includes ...
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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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Their interests ranged from modelingneuralfunctionto viral replication.
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In the organizational perspective, this relation of gene toneuralfunctioninfluences the probability that effective self-regulation will occur.
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Prognosis for fetuses with antenatally detected myelomeningocele 247 on the neural plate and result in additional loss ofneuralfunction.
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Accumulating evidence suggests a loss of balance between pro- and antiinflammatory signals that contributes to loss ofneuralfunction.
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The existence of striking regional and sub-regional variations in astroglial characteristics indicates that this immense diversity influencesneuralfunctionin important, region-specific ways.
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Further, the atypical frontal activation may reflect compensatoryneuralfunction; namely, reorganization of cognitive processes in frontal/limbic areas in the presence of aberrant development in the posterior regions.
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In recent years, neuroscientists and gerontologists, with a variety of training and experimental approaches, have applied increasingly powerful quantitative methods to investigate whyneuralfunctiondeclines with age.
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This is not surprising, because presynaptic modulation ofneuralfunctionby receptor-activated second messengers does not require spatial contiguity of the receptors with the presynaptic zone.
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In addition to behavior in normal subjects, we can learn aboutneuralfunctionand dynamics by studying their fate in subjects with a variety of diseases.
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Ultimately, the relationship of attachment reactivity to more direct measures ofneuralfunctionwill be necessary to determine the neural basis for the relationships observed in the present study.
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In terms of modellingneuralfunction, it is at least conceivable that the brain has arrived at computationally effective but representationally "inefficient" solutions to certain problems.
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The key toneuralfunctionis the synaptic signaling process, which is partly electrical and partly chemical.
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Modern brain imaging techniques allow noninvasive examination ofneuralfunctionin patients with mental health disorders, however this is currently experimental.
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These two articles provide theoretical support for the hypothesis that apical dendrite resonance supplements neural signaling as a major mode ofneuralfunction.
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Withdrawal of alcohol leads to over-activity ofneuralfunctionbecause the use of alcohol leads to the depression of the central nervous system.
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The creation of art itself may be modeled off of this primitiveneuralfunction.
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It has a critical role in development, particularly of cardiac andneuralfunction.
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The task of neuroscience would be to shed light on possible neural functions related to the subsystems assumed.
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