subserve
verb
sub·serve
(ˌ)səb-ˈsərv 
subserved; subserving; subserves
1
: to promote the welfare or purposes of
2
: to serve as an instrument or means in carrying out
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These auditory and reward network pathways likely subserve the mind’s ability to form predictions and expectations during music listening.
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Grace Leslie, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2021
Specific networks of neurons in the brain subserve the formation of human beliefs; neurodegenerative disorders disrupt these networks, leading to distorted beliefs that often have no basis in observable reality.
—Serggio Lanata, Scientific American, 22 Feb. 2021
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Grace Leslie, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2021
Specific networks of neurons in the brain subserve the formation of human beliefs; neurodegenerative disorders disrupt these networks, leading to distorted beliefs that often have no basis in observable reality.
—Serggio Lanata, Scientific American, 22 Feb. 2021
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“Subserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subserve. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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