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nervous system

[nur-vuhs sis-tuhm] / ˈnɜr vəs ˌsɪs təm /


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It's a "biopsychosocial issue", he says, driven by the brain and nervous system and shaped by the whole person.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

This time, the researchers focused on signals coming from the thalamus, a structure deep inside the brain that helps relay information throughout the nervous system.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

He is happy to call ChatGPT intelligent without conceding that it is conscious: How could it be, when it has no feelings, no central nervous system?

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

If an embryo failed to form ectoderm, the nervous system would not develop, she said.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

Besides, that procession of terrifying figures was destroying Barrabas’s nervous system.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende



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