Magic and the Brain Vocab

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Short account of an event

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anecdote

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Pertaining to a nerve, nervous system, or brain

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Neural

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Scientist studying the brain and nervous system

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neuroscientist

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A neuron is a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system.

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A nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system

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To be intuitive is to be...

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understood without logic, evidence, or rational knowledge

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Covered, filled, or crowded

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Awash

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Neuroscience

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Scientific study of the nervous system

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Someone critical of others with a negative view of human nature.

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cynic

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Pertaining to mental processes: comprehension, judgment, memory, reason.

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Cognitive

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Causes a reaction/change in an organism or its part.

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stimulus