neurologically

Regarding nerve systems

Neurologically means in terms of the nervous system and brain function.

It describes how something relates to or affects neural processes: The patient was neurologically intact after surgery.

The word appears in medical and scientific contexts when distinguishing brain-related causes from other explanations: neurologically based learning disabilities, neurologically normal.

disorders

dementia

Chronic cognitive impairment

Parkinson's · multiple sclerosis · Tourette's · cerebral palsy · Huntington's · ALS · encephalopathy · aphasia · dyslexia · narcolepsy

anatomy

synapses

Neuron-to-neuron transmission points

  • axonNeuron's signal-sending projection
  • dendriteNeuron's input branch
  • myelinNerve fiber insulation

neurotransmitters · glia · cerebrum · cerebellum · brainstem · cortex · spinal cord · meninges · ganglia · plexus

cognition

memory

Mind's retention capacity

awareness · reasoning · comprehension · learning · attention · focus · processing · cognition · intelligence · executive function

clinical

diagnosis

Identification of illness

  • neurologistPhysician specializing in nervous system
  • EEGNeural activity recording
  • MRIMagnetic body imaging

brain scan · neuroimaging · lumbar puncture · prognosis · treatment · rehabilitation · therapy · assessment · evaluation · baseline

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explanatory framework for mental/behavioral phenomena

neurologicallypsychologically

Relating to mental processes

emotionally · psychosomatically · spiritually · mentally · behaviorally

bodily system of origin

neurologicallyhormonally

Via body's chemical messengers

immunologically · metabolically · genetically · systemically

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