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Neural correlate

Neural correlate is a way of understanding the way that the brain works by measuring and tracking electrical signals in the brain. It's like an x-ray machine that takes a picture of your brain to see what is going on. The machine measures the patterns of electricity that happen when your brain is working and running different tasks, such as thinking or remembering. By looking at these patterns, researchers can start to understand how the brain works and what different parts of it do.