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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 49. Chapters: Neuron, Axon, Dendrite, Myelin, Neurolemma, Nodes of Ranvier, Dendritic spine, Grid cell, Spatial view cells, Place cell, Actin remodeling of neurons, Rod cell, Head direction cells, Cone cell, Purkinje cell, Medium spiny neuron, Axon terminal, Retinal ganglion cell, Axon hillock, Connectomics, Neuron doctrine, Command neuron, Retina bipolar cell, Retina horizontal cell, Olfactory receptor neuron, Subthreshold membrane potential oscillations, Retina amacrine cell, Soma, Cerebellum granule cell, Interneuron, Martinotti cell, Unipolar neuron, Brainbow, Guidepost cells, Arcuate nucleus, Synfire chain, Pioneer axon, Wide dynamic range neuron, Feature detection, Lateral giant interneuron, Border cell, Axolemma, Olfactory bulb mitral cell, Axoplasm, Medial giant interneuron, Cutaneous sense organs, Golgi I, Neurosecretion, Golgi II, H1 neuron, Reinnervation, Spinal neuron, Non-synaptic plasticity, Sensory unit, Basal dendrite. Excerpt: A neuron ( -on; also known as a neurone or nerve cell) is an electrically excitable cell that processes and transmits information by electrical and chemical signaling. Chemical signaling occurs via synapses, specialized connections with other cells. Neurons connect to each other to form networks. Neurons are the core components of the nervous system, which includes the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral ganglia. A number of specialized types of neurons exist: sensory neurons respond to touch, sound, light and numerous other stimuli affecting cells of the sensory organs that then send signals to the spinal cord and brain. Motor neurons receive signals from the brain and spinal cord, cause muscle contractions, and affect glands. Interneurons connect neurons to other neurons within the same region of the brain or spinal cord. A typical neuron possesses a cell body (often called the soma), dend...
