neuron
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- noun
- /ˈnjʊəˌrɒn/
- Specialized
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neurona
- The ADEM affects the neuron structure.
- motor neuron
- neurons in the brain
- neurons fire
And what we've learned is neurons, brain cells don't age.
- And what we've learned is neurons, brain cells don't age.
- Affects the way the neurons are connecting during gestation.
- That's not neurons, but new synapses can grow.
- So like, is it the ability of neurons to reconnect?
- You have neurons, neurons in your digestive tract, neurons.
- In your brain, you all have mirror neurons in the neocortex.
- We can grow new neurons in the hippocampus, OK.
- You have neurons in your gut, and that should not surprise you.
- That act is the trigger for these neurons to grow.
- And he said neurons that fire together, wire together.
- So he did this in tissue culture of hippocampal neurons.
- And most broadly, there's two ways that neurons do this.
- There's no HR, human resources person who's reassigning these neurons.
Examples
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In your brain, you all have mirror neurons in the neocortex.
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The long wire of the neuron is the Axon.
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So pump those ions back out after the neuron is fired.
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So here are two neurons, the neuron on the left.
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So what that does is it changes the way that neuron responds.
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And that's an action potential being transmitted down a neuron, right?
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You have neurons in your gut, and that should not surprise you.
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We can grow new neurons in the hippocampus, OK.
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Neurotransmitters are chemicals that relay messages from one neuron to another through synapses.
Academic text (1997) -
A neuron sends signals across the body, allowing us to move and feel.
Synonyms
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A cell in the brain that sends and receives messages
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A cell that sends electrical signals to carry messages between the brain and body
Compounds
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A nerve cell that sends signals from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle to make it move
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Nerve cell that carries signals from the brain or spinal cord to muscles and glands
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A nerve cell that carries sensory signals to the brain or spinal cord
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A nerve cell that sends signals from the body to the brain or spinal cord
How Big
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Neuron comes from the Greek word neuron, which meant 'sinew' or 'nerve' and is the same root you see in the everyday word nerve. So, a neuron is like a tiny 'nerve' cell that carries messages through the body.