circuitry
noun
cir·cuit·ry
ˈsər-kə-trē 
plural circuitries
1
: the detailed plan or arrangement of an electric circuit
2
: the components of an electric circuit
3
: the network of interconnected neurons in the nervous system and especially the brain
also
: circuit sense 4d
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One camp continued to compare the circuitry in adult vertebrate brains; the other focused on embryonic development.
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
But just as professional football players and boxers suffer brain damage from constant punches to the head, research shows that chronic stress causes structural damage to the brain circuitry, leading to long-term harm on the nervous system.
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The data, assembled in a 3D reconstruction colored to delineate different brain circuitry, is open to scientists worldwide for additional research – and for the simply curious to take a peek.
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For their study, García-Moreno and his team wanted to watch how brain circuitry develops.
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
But just as professional football players and boxers suffer brain damage from constant punches to the head, research shows that chronic stress causes structural damage to the brain circuitry, leading to long-term harm on the nervous system.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The data, assembled in a 3D reconstruction colored to delineate different brain circuitry, is open to scientists worldwide for additional research – and for the simply curious to take a peek.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
For their study, García-Moreno and his team wanted to watch how brain circuitry develops.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Circuitry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circuitry. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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circuitry
noun
cir·cuit·ry
ˈsər-kə-trē
plural circuitries
: the plan or the elements of an electric circuit
Medical Definition
circuitry
noun
cir·cuit·ry
ˈsər-kə-trē
1
a
: the detailed plan or arrangement of an electric circuit
b
: the components of an electric circuit
2
: the network of interconnected neurons in the nervous system and especially the brain
also
: the neuronal pathways of the brain along which electrical and chemical signals travel
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