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Neural substrate
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<p>A neural substrate is a term used in <a href="/facts/Neuroscience/o5RV8Cas">neuroscience</a> to indicate the part of the <a href="/facts/Central_nervous_system/k8I6To97">central nervous system</a> (i.e., <a href="/facts/Brain/EKla9NkJ">brain</a> and <a href="/facts/Spinal_cord/XbWLr917">spinal cord</a>) that underlies a specific <a href="/facts/Behavior/0Y1VqmVX">behavior</a>, <a href="/facts/Cognitive_process/ga0tSBul">cognitive process</a>, or <a href="/facts/Psychological_state/sHsDj380">psychological state</a>. <i>Neural</i> is an adjective relating to "a <a href="/facts/Nerve/q7GsAfYV">nerve</a> or the <a href="/facts/Nervous_system/CDxRKU2U">nervous system</a>", while a <i>substrate</i> is an "underlying <a href="/facts/Matter/osyc04UN">substance</a> or layer". </p><p>Some examples are the neural substrates of language acquisition, memory, prediction and <a href="/facts/Reward_system/fotI0rcM">reward</a>, <a href="/facts/Reward_system/fotI0rcM">pleasure</a>, <a href="/facts/Face_perception/shbrk8Ya">facial recognition</a>, envisioning the future, intentional empathy, religious experience, spontaneous musical performance, and anxiety. </p>