neuroanatomy
noun
neu·ro·anat·o·my
ˌnu̇r-ō-ə-ˈna-tə-mē 
ˌnyu̇r-
: the anatomy of nervous tissue and the nervous system
neuroanatomical
ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌa-nə-ˈtä-mi-kəl
adjective
ˌnyu̇r-
or less commonly neuroanatomic
ˌnu̇r-ō-ˌa-nə-ˈtä-mik
ˌnyu̇r-
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Functional differences in their neuroanatomy may be the cause.
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Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
There are multiple different kinds of memory, and each of those memory systems relies on a different neuroanatomy or different neural networks.
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Do Fish Feel Pain When Hooked? (Credit:Maximillian cabinet/Shutterstock) Much of the evidence that fish feel pain is derived not only from neuroanatomy but from behavior as well.
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About three years ago, results from these latter-day imaging methods clashed violently with the classical neuroanatomy from Penfield’s era.
—Nico U.f. Dosenbach, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2023
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Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
There are multiple different kinds of memory, and each of those memory systems relies on a different neuroanatomy or different neural networks.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 9 Feb. 2024
Do Fish Feel Pain When Hooked? (Credit:Maximillian cabinet/Shutterstock) Much of the evidence that fish feel pain is derived not only from neuroanatomy but from behavior as well.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2023
About three years ago, results from these latter-day imaging methods clashed violently with the classical neuroanatomy from Penfield’s era.
—Nico U.f. Dosenbach, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2023
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neuroanatomy
noun
neu·ro·anat·o·my
-ə-ˈnat-ə-mē
plural neuroanatomies
: the anatomy of nervous tissue and the nervous system
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