neural

[noor-uhl, nyoor-]

adjective

1. of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.

neural

/ ˈnjʊərəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system

neural

1. Relating to the nerves or nervous system.

Other Word Forms

• neurally adverb
• interneural adjective
• nonneural adjective
• postneural adjective
• preneural adjective
• subneural adjective
• unneural adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of neural¹

First recorded in 1830–40; neur- + -al ¹

Example Sentences

I like a lot of curves but in neural tones that allow our art to stand out.

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Their experiments revealed that touch activates a neural circuit that alters signals from cells releasing dopamine and tyramine.

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These neural circuits trigger strong emotional reactions -- both positive and negative -- depending on how the game unfolds.

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In one demonstration, the team created a nanopore that mimics synaptic plasticity, "learning" from voltage pulses much like a neural synapse.

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In a groundbreaking step, researchers at the University of Tokyo applied a type of artificial intelligence known as a Bayesian neural network to study gut bacteria.

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