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What is a neuron?

What is a neuron? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.
  2. (zoology) A nervure of an insect's wing.
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Another region of neuron formation is the dentate gyrus, where a special type of neuron, the granule cell, is generated.
The size of neuron clusters that we have successfully recreated in terms of functional equivalence is also scaling up exponentially.
If a sensory neuron output occurs, it may trigger an energy-intensive behavior, such as escape swimming.
This ion flow triggers a cellular response, such as continuation of a nerve impulse to another neuron or the contraction of a muscle cell.
Odd neuron numbers respond to headwards displacements and even numbers to tailwards displacements.
Electronic circuitry surrounding the sensors amplifies and processes the neuron signals, which are extremely weak.

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