Across
- 2. Author of The Hobbit - surname
- 3. The imitation of a real-world process or system over time, crucial in all three fields
- 7. Small creature from Tolkien who found the Ring
- 11. The brain's lifelong ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections, a concept driving modern rehabilitation and self-help culture
- 13. The Bard of Avon; widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language
- 16. A step-by-step procedure for solving a problem, central to programming and AI
- 20. A peptide hormone system that regulates blood pressure and fluid balance, whose three-letter abbreviation is often encountered in neuroendocrine research papers
- 22. A persistent strengthening of synapses based on recent patterns of activity; the molecular basis for learning and memory. (22 letters, no space)
- 23. The junction across which a nerve impulse passes from one neuron to another, or a connection weight
- 24. Monoamine neurotransmitter often associated with well-being and happiness, frequently referenced in discussions of psychotropic drugs and mental health awareness
- 25. The field of study concerned with the moral implications of neuroscience discoveries and their societal application
- 26. Simultaneous use of multiple processors or cores to execute a program
Down
- 1. Neurotransmitter associated with reward and motivation, often a target for addiction studies
- 4. Almond-shaped set of neurons deep in the brain's medial temporal lobe, known for its role in processing memory, decision-making, and emotional responses like fear
- 5. Fundamental unit of the nervous system, or a node in an artificial network
- 6. The study of how behaviors and environment can cause changes that affect the way genes work, without altering the underlying DNA sequence
- 8. Key training method for updating weights in an artificial neural network
- 9. Medical imaging technique using magnetic fields to produce detailed pictures of organs and tissues
- 10. The repetition of a process or a set of instructions, often used to approximate a desired result
- 12. Acronym for a powerful gene editing tool whose ethical implications are debated in modern bioethics and public discourse
- 14. A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement that, when investigated or explained, may prove to be well founded or true
- 15. The process of discovering patterns in large data sets, applicable to climate trends or pollution sources
- 17. Systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment, frequently discussed in critiques of media consumption
- 18. Creating a simplified representation of a real-world system to predict outcomes, common in climate and computational science
- 19. German word for "level" or "floor"
- 21. The sub-field of neuroscience that uses mathematical models to understand brain function, often overlapping with A