neurons
Type: organism Aliases: neuron nerve cells nerve cell
Systems Analogy
The central dispatch stations and telegraph relays that coordinate municipal traffic and communication.
Electrically excitable cells of the nervous system specialized for receiving, processing, and transmitting information via chemical and electrical signals.
Scientific Sources & Verbatim Definitions
- Empirical StudyKandel ER, et al. Principles of Neural Science. 6th ed. 2021. ↗
"Neurons communicate rapidly using action potentials and chemical synapses."