neurons
Type: organism Aliases: neuronnerve cellsnerve cell
- Systems Analogy Specialized nerve cells that transmit electrical and chemical messages across your brain and body.
- Formal Definition Electrically excitable cells of the nervous system specialized for receiving, processing, and transmitting information via chemical and electrical signals.
Mentioned In
- Biological CircuitsCerebrovascular DHA Peroxidation & Membrane Stability, DHA Target Engagement & Cognition in Dementia Risk
- Conceptaxons
- Conditionneurodegeneration, neurofibrillary
- Proteintau
Scientific Sources & Literature Citations
- [1] Empirical Study Kandel ER, et al. Principles of Neural Science. 6th ed. 2021. ↗
"Neurons communicate rapidly using action potentials and chemical synapses."