1
: of, relating to, or affecting a nerve or the nervous system
2
: situated in the region of or on the same side of the body as the brain and spinal cord : dorsal
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She suffers from a neural disorder.
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New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2025
Because neuroscientists are generally unwilling to stick recording devices inside of a human’s brain, most studies of the human brain involve measuring some proxy for neural activity itself.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 19 Feb. 2025
The invention is a non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) that decodes sentences from neural activity recorded via electroencephalography (EEG) or magnetoencephalography (MEG).
—Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Participating in social activities often involves mental tasks like problem-solving, memory recall and communication, which can keep the brain active and strengthen neural connections.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Neural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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neural
adjective
neu·ral
ˈn(y)u̇r-əl 
: of, relating to, or affecting a nerve or the nervous system
Medical Definition
neural
adjective
neu·ral
ˈn(y)u̇r-əl
1
: of, relating to, or affecting a nerve or the nervous system
2
: situated in the region of or on the same side of the body as the brain and spinal cord : dorsal compare hemal sense 2
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