brain cell

noun

Anatomy.

1. a neuron in the brain.

Example Sentences

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine report that they have successfully used a "zap-and-freeze" method to capture rapid communication between brain cells in living tissue from both mice and humans.

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In young adults with obesity, the team identified biological markers linked to inflammation, liver strain and early injury to brain cells.

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Because healthy communication between brain cells is essential for regulating emotions, the researchers focused their work on the hippocampus, a region involved in memory, stress responses, and the development of depressive symptoms.

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Around 4,000 people up to the age of 90 had scans to reveal the connections between their brain cells.

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The study, published Nov. 14 in Neuron, shows that hypertension can trigger early shifts in gene expression within individual brain cells.

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