A neural substrate is a term used in neuroscience and neuropsychology to indicate the part of the central nervous system (i.e., brain and spinal cord) that underlies a specific behavior, cognitive process, or psychological state. Neural is an adjective relating to "a nerve or the nervous system",Neural Oxford Dictionary. Retrieved 22 December 2012. while a substrate is an "underlying substance or layer".Substrate Oxford Dictionary. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
Some examples are the neural substrates of language acquisition, memory,"Neural substrates of memory: from synapse to system" prediction and reward,"A neural substrate of prediction and reward" pleasure, facial recognition,"Neural substrates of facial recognition" envisioning the future,"Neural substrates of envisioning the future" intentional empathy,"The neural substrate of human empathy: effects of perspective-taking and cognitive appraisal" religious experience,"The neural substrates of religious experience" spontaneous musical performance,"Neural substrates of spontaneous musical performance" and anxiety.
See also Neural correlate Neural substrates of visual imagery Dissociation
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