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neural

American  
[noor-uhl, nyoor-] / ˈnʊər əl, ˈnyʊər- /

adjective

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


neural British  
/ ˈnjʊərəl /

adjective

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

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neural Scientific  
/ nrəl /
  1. Relating to the nerves or nervous system.


Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of neural

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

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The team built their system using a 3D U-Net architecture, a type of convolutional neural network commonly used in scientific and medical image analysis.

From Science Daily

This direction supports the team's broader aim of understanding how human learning works at a neural level.

From Science Daily

By combining advanced electron microscopy with neural networks, the team recorded a silver iodide crystal as it melted while being protected by layers of graphene.

From Science Daily

It steadily destroys brain cells and the connections between them, breaking down the neural networks that allow us to store and recall memories.

From Science Daily

During meaningful conversations, there is an associated syncing, or coupling, of neural patterns or brain waves.

From The Wall Street Journal