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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| neurons | /x | Noun, Noun |
| synaptic | /xx | Noun |
| neurones | /x | Noun |
| presynaptic | /x/x | Adjective |
| neural | /x | Noun |
| neurotransmission | x/x/x | Noun |
| neurotransmitters | x/x/x | Noun |
| brains | / | Noun |
| axons | /x | Noun |
| syntheses | /xx | Noun |
| dendrites | x/ | Noun |
| receptors | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| cortical | /xx | Adjective |
| postsynaptic | //xx | Adjective |
| neurochemical | /x/xx | Adjective |
| neurobiological | xxxx/xx | Adjective |
| circuits | /x | Noun |
| interneurons | /x/x | Noun |
| circuitry | /xx | Noun |
| hippocampus | xx/x | Noun |
| connections | x/x | Noun |
| connectionist | x/xx | Noun |
| neuroanatomical | /xxx/xx | Adjective |
| neurological | xx/xx | Adjective |
| cognitions | x/x | Noun |
| amygdala | xx/x | Noun |
| neurophysiological | /xxxx/xx | Adjective |
| cognitive | /xx | Adjective |
| neuroscience | /xxx | Noun |
| neocortex | xx/x | Noun |
| gray matter | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| cerebrum | x/x | Noun |
| neurocognitive | /x/xx | Adjective |
| cerebral cortex | /xx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| synchronic | x/x | Adjective |
| neural net | /x/ | Name, Name |
| subcortical | x/xx | Adjective |
| neocortical | xxxxx | Adjective |
| nerve cell | // | Phrase, Noun |
| synergy | /xx | Noun |
| cerebral | /xx | Adjective |
| neuro | /x | Name |
| optic nerve | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| striatal | /xx | Noun |
| cerebellar | /x/x | Noun |
| cerebri | x/x | Noun |
| stimuli | /xx | Noun |
| signals | /x | Noun |
| glutamatergic | /xx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| ganglion | /x/ | Noun |
| potentiated | x/xxx | Adjective, Verb |
| preganglionic | /xx/x | Noun, Adjective |
| excitatory | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| modifiable | /xxxx | Adjective |
| chemical | /xx | Noun |
| cholinergic | xxxx | Adjective, Noun |
| unmasking | x/x | Noun |
| inhibitory | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| cord | / | Noun |
| fibers | /x | Noun |
| crayfish | /x | Noun |
| molluscan | /xx | Adjective |
| mossy | /x | Adjective |
| pruning | /x | Noun |
| junctions | /x | Noun |
| motoneurons | /x/x | Noun |
| trillions | /x | Noun |
| neuromuscular | /x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| overproduction | /xx/x | Noun |
| noradrenergic | /x/xx | Adjective |
| serotonergic | xx/xx | Adjective |
| spines | / | Noun |
| vertebrate | /xx | Noun |
| ultrastructure | xx/x | Noun |
| degenerating | x/xxx | Verb |
| dopaminergic | /xxxx | Adjective |
| postganglionic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| junctures | /x | Noun |
| cannabinoids | /xxx | Noun |
| sprouting | /x | Noun |
| photoreceptors | xxx/x | Noun |
| plasticity | x/xx | Noun |
| crustacean | x/x | Adjective |
| cell | / | Noun |
| nerve | / | Noun |
| squid | / | Adjective |
| collaterals | x/xx | Noun |
| afferents | /xx | Noun |
| adrenergic | x/xx | Adjective |
| transmitter | x/x | Noun |
| muscarinic | xx/x | Adjective |
| regenerating | x/xxx | Verb |
| asymmetrical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| dendritic | x/x | Adjective |
| interconnected | xxx/x | Verb |
| facilitation | xxx/x | Noun |
| perforated | /xxx | Adjective |
| asymmetric | xx/x | Adjective |
| fibres | /x | Noun |
| pathways | /x | Noun |
| terminals | /xx | Noun |
