neuralactivity
nounUK /ˈnjʊə.rəl ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/
US /ˈnʊr.əl ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/
The tiny signals that brain cells send to each other when they talk.
When you learn something new, neural activity increases in your brain.
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2. The pattern of electrical signals recorded from the nervous system during a task or at rest.
Scientists measured neural activity while the volunteers solved puzzles.
3. The collective firing of neurons that underlies thinking, feeling, or moving.
Even during sleep, neural activity continues in many parts of the brain.
4. A measurable change in brain cell communication used to study how the mind works.
The scan showed a burst of neural activity in the memory region.