neural
adjective
neu·ral ˈnu̇r-əl 
ˈnyu̇r-
ˈnyu̇r- 1
: of, relating to, or affecting a nerve or the nervous system
2
: situated in the region of or on the same side of the body as the brain and spinal cord : dorsal
neurally
ˈnu̇r-ə-lē
adverb ˈnyu̇r-
Example Sentences
She suffers from a neural disorder.
Recent Examples on the Web Deep-learning neural networks don’t negate the need for human vigilance; in fact, the opposite is true. 
Wai Chee Dimock, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2022 Artificial intelligence techniques such as neural networks and reinforcement learning have been used to train robots for years. Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 As technology continues to advance and new innovations emerge—from neural networks to quantum computing—the problem is only going to worsen. Lee Harland, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 The breakthrough, which relies on deep neural networks, could improve climate modeling and also aid the development of flash-freezing techniques, the university announced. David Meyer, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022 More recently, researchers at places like Google and OpenAI began building neural networks that learned from enormous amounts of prose, including digital books and Wikipedia articles by the thousands. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 By our math, a large data center could save tens of millions of dollars in annual power consumption by using the AI 100 to process neural networks for image and language models. Karl Freund, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 Neural plasticity is the ability of neural networks to change in response to experiences in life or to repair themselves after brain injury. Quanta Magazine, 28 July 2022 Most experts ruled out that Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN) (neural networks that make deepfakes) were used. Mounir Ibrahim, Fortune, 27 July 2022 See More
Wai Chee Dimock, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2022 Artificial intelligence techniques such as neural networks and reinforcement learning have been used to train robots for years. Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 As technology continues to advance and new innovations emerge—from neural networks to quantum computing—the problem is only going to worsen. Lee Harland, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 The breakthrough, which relies on deep neural networks, could improve climate modeling and also aid the development of flash-freezing techniques, the university announced. David Meyer, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022 More recently, researchers at places like Google and OpenAI began building neural networks that learned from enormous amounts of prose, including digital books and Wikipedia articles by the thousands. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 By our math, a large data center could save tens of millions of dollars in annual power consumption by using the AI 100 to process neural networks for image and language models. Karl Freund, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 Neural plasticity is the ability of neural networks to change in response to experiences in life or to repair themselves after brain injury. Quanta Magazine, 28 July 2022 Most experts ruled out that Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN) (neural networks that make deepfakes) were used. Mounir Ibrahim, Fortune, 27 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Greek neûron "sinew, tendon, nerve" + -al entry 1 — more at nerve entry 1
First Known Use
circa 1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing neural
Medical Definition
neural
adjective
neu·ral ˈn(y)u̇r-əl
1
: of, relating to, or affecting a nerve or the nervous system
2
: situated in the region of or on the same side of the body as the brain and spinal cord : dorsal compare hemal sense 2