brain cell

noun

Anatomy.

1. a neuron in the brain.

Example Sentences

Scientists at McGill University and the Douglas Institute have discovered that two distinct types of brain cells show changes in people experiencing depression.

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The disease runs through families, relentlessly kills brain cells and resembles a combination of dementia, Parkinson's and motor neurone disease.

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The disease starts with small lesions developing in the prefrontal cortex, along the brain stem, which sets off a chain reaction that slowly kills brain cells.

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"For people in stroke, every minute counts if lives are to be saved and disability reduced or prevented," Miles said, adding "around two million brain cells are lost" for each minute that passes.

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The BBC watched as he entered a full-body MRI scanner in an industrial park outside Reading, and detailed images of brain cells, blood vessels, bones and joints appeared on the screens.

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