neurobiological

Concerning nervous system

Neurobiological describes anything relating to the biology of the nervous system, particularly the brain.

The term appears frequently in scientific and medical contexts where researchers examine the physical structures, chemistry, and processes underlying behavior, cognition, and mental states.

Researchers are investigating the neurobiological basis of addiction.

When someone argues that a condition has neurobiological causes, they're emphasizing that it stems from brain function rather than purely psychological or social factors.

neuroscience

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Nerve signal crossing point

glia · plasticity · neurogenesis · myelination · neurochemistry · cerebral · hippocampus · amygdala · prefrontal · neocortex

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explanatory framework

neurobiologicalpsychological

Of the mind

psychosocial · sociocultural · environmental · behavioral · cognitive

materiality

neurobiologicalspiritual

Relating to the soul

immaterial · incorporeal · metaphysical · supernatural · mental

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biology, biological, biologist, neural, neuron, neurological, neuroscience, neurons, biologically

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