Neurological
adjective
Related to the nerves or the nervous system.
He was diagnosed with a neurological disorder.

Often appears as...
- neurological disorder
- neurological damage
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Academic
adjective
Related to the nerves or the nervous system.
He was diagnosed with a neurological disorder.

Often appears as...
- neurological disorder
- neurological damage
Usage tips
Academic
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Medical Context
Use 'neurological' in medical or health-related conversations, often discussing conditions or functions.

After the car accident, he experienced neurological complications.
Broad Application
'Neurological' can refer to anything from brain diseases to nerve injuries in various parts of the body.

Neurological studies show connections between brain health and diet.
Serious Tone
The word carries a serious tone, often used in discussions about health problems and scientific research.

Neurological research is crucial for understanding Alzheimer's disease.
Compare with
cerebralnervousneural
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How to control someone...
And so in order to be able to access the brain, you really need to dedicate your life and spend six and a half years as a graduate student just to become a neuroscientist to get access to these tools. And that's a shame because one out of five of us, that's 20 percent of the entire world, will have a neurological disorder.
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A new superweapon in the...
in addressing some of the big health problems in the world -- including ovarian cancer, neurological disorders, infectious disease -- just as chemical engineering has found a way to open doors for me, and has provided a way of engineering on the tiniest scale, that of molecules,
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What is love? - Brad...
A cult? A neurological phenomenon? There's no shortage of answers. Some are all-encompassing. It conquers all. It's all you need. It's all there is. These are all comparisons, though, ways of defining it by contrast, by saying it's more important than all other things,
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What would you do if...
with neurological diseases and disorders who feel ignored misunderstood and feared stories that reveal the humanity behind the science creating opportunities for empathy inviting global conversations that lead to social change and advancements in medicine what
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Elon Musk: A future...
The first uses will be for neurological injuries of different kinds. But rolling the clock forward and imagining when people are actually using these for their own enhancement, let's say, and for the enhancement of the world, how clear are you in your mind
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The brain may be able to...
It's a doctor who is trying to improve a neurological function through different surgical strategies. You've certainly heard of one of the famous ones called deep brain stimulation, where you implant an electrode in the depths of the brain
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What it's like to have...
as it stimulates blood flow. In addition, it lowers our cortisol levels, thus reducing anxiety, which is a common stimulant for neurological symptoms. In our lifetimes, we are all going to know someone with a neurological disorder.
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What happens when you...
all of the gastrointestinal, neurological and cardiac symptoms -- were being caused by some distant emotional trauma that I could not remember. The symptoms were real, he said, but they had no biological cause.
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Holy Cats! Jerusalem's...
Nora Noor is the sweetest she has a neurological problem that's permanent when she was a tiny kitten something hit her in the head I don't know what but that's what the doctor said she still
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Miguel Nicolelis: A...
and try to restore one of the most severe neurological problems that we have in the world. Millions of people have lost the ability to translate these brainstorms into action, into movement.
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How to control someone...
And so in order to be able to access the brain, you really need to dedicate your life and spend six and a half years as a graduate student just to become a neuroscientist to get access to these tools. And that's a shame because one out of five of us, that's 20 percent of the entire world, will have a neurological disorder.
Video examples
A new superweapon in the...
in addressing some of the big health problems in the world -- including ovarian cancer, neurological disorders, infectious disease -- just as chemical engineering has found a way to open doors for me, and has provided a way of engineering on the tiniest scale, that of molecules,
Video examples
What is love? - Brad...
A cult? A neurological phenomenon? There's no shortage of answers. Some are all-encompassing. It conquers all. It's all you need. It's all there is. These are all comparisons, though, ways of defining it by contrast, by saying it's more important than all other things,
Video examples
What would you do if...
with neurological diseases and disorders who feel ignored misunderstood and feared stories that reveal the humanity behind the science creating opportunities for empathy inviting global conversations that lead to social change and advancements in medicine what
Video examples
Elon Musk: A future...
The first uses will be for neurological injuries of different kinds. But rolling the clock forward and imagining when people are actually using these for their own enhancement, let's say, and for the enhancement of the world, how clear are you in your mind
Video examples
The brain may be able to...
It's a doctor who is trying to improve a neurological function through different surgical strategies. You've certainly heard of one of the famous ones called deep brain stimulation, where you implant an electrode in the depths of the brain
Video examples
What it's like to have...
as it stimulates blood flow. In addition, it lowers our cortisol levels, thus reducing anxiety, which is a common stimulant for neurological symptoms. In our lifetimes, we are all going to know someone with a neurological disorder.
Video examples
What happens when you...
all of the gastrointestinal, neurological and cardiac symptoms -- were being caused by some distant emotional trauma that I could not remember. The symptoms were real, he said, but they had no biological cause.
Video examples
Holy Cats! Jerusalem's...
Nora Noor is the sweetest she has a neurological problem that's permanent when she was a tiny kitten something hit her in the head I don't know what but that's what the doctor said she still
Video examples
Miguel Nicolelis: A...
and try to restore one of the most severe neurological problems that we have in the world. Millions of people have lost the ability to translate these brainstorms into action, into movement.
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Robert Sapolsky
American Scientist
I would still very much love to change the world, and there are three or four neurological diseases that I've got a personal grudge against. I wouldn't mind mopping them up in one amazing experiment to come out of my lab, and I certainly wouldn't mind transforming hundreds of thousands of people's lives overnight with some discovery.

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Francis Collins
American Scientist
For delightfully quirky descriptions of bizarre neurological syndromes that teach us a lot about how the brain works, there is no match for Oliver Sacks.

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Tony Judt
British Historian
In the grip of a neurological disorder, I am fast losing control of words even as my relationship with the world has been reduced to them.

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Christopher Hitchens
American Author
In the grip of a neurological disorder, I am fast losing control of words even as my relationship with the world has been reduced to them.

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Chris Borland
American Athlete
I just want to live a long healthy life, and I don't want to have any neurological diseases or die younger than I would otherwise.

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B. F. Skinner
American Psychologist
The feeling of being interested can act as a kind of neurological signal, directing us to fruitful areas of inquiry.

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Daniel Bryan
American Wrestler
With my history of concussions, the WWE wants to protect me, so I've had to take a lot of neurological testing.

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Goldie Hawn
American Actress
We need to habituate better thinking to appreciate more of your day because that has a neurological correlate.

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S.E. Cupp
American Journalist
Bill Maher thinks 95 percent of the world has a neurological disorder.

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Angel Haze
American Musician
I was going to go to school to become a neurological surgeon.

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Robert Sapolsky
American Scientist
I would still very much love to change the world, and there are three or four neurological diseases that I've got a personal grudge against. I wouldn't mind mopping them up in one amazing experiment to come out of my lab, and I certainly wouldn't mind transforming hundreds of thousands of people's lives overnight with some discovery.

Quote examples
Francis Collins
American Scientist
For delightfully quirky descriptions of bizarre neurological syndromes that teach us a lot about how the brain works, there is no match for Oliver Sacks.

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Tony Judt
British Historian
In the grip of a neurological disorder, I am fast losing control of words even as my relationship with the world has been reduced to them.

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Christopher Hitchens
American Author
In the grip of a neurological disorder, I am fast losing control of words even as my relationship with the world has been reduced to them.

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Chris Borland
American Athlete
I just want to live a long healthy life, and I don't want to have any neurological diseases or die younger than I would otherwise.

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B. F. Skinner
American Psychologist
The feeling of being interested can act as a kind of neurological signal, directing us to fruitful areas of inquiry.

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Daniel Bryan
American Wrestler
With my history of concussions, the WWE wants to protect me, so I've had to take a lot of neurological testing.

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Goldie Hawn
American Actress
We need to habituate better thinking to appreciate more of your day because that has a neurological correlate.

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S.E. Cupp
American Journalist
Bill Maher thinks 95 percent of the world has a neurological disorder.

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Angel Haze
American Musician
I was going to go to school to become a neurological surgeon.

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