neurone
noun
a specialized cell that conducts nerve impulses: consists of a cell body, axon, and dendrites
neuronic
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a word derived from
neurone.
Example Sentences
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“So, a brain that’s not getting enough visual stimuli might be at a higher risk of developing dementia because it’s losing those neuronic connections,” Lee said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2021
It is believed that MDD results in neuronic atrophy in which critical parts of the pre-frontal cortex and other executive function areas of the brain actually degrade and become unusable.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2018
Musical nostalgia, in other words, isn’t just a cultural phenomenon: It’s a neuronic command.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2014
Inside the thin platinum-plated “skin” of the globe was a positronic brain, in whose delicately unstable structure were enforced calculated neuronic paths, which imbued each robot with what amounted to a pre-natal education.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
The strength of neuronic activation varies in inverse proportion to the quantative memory factor.
From The Ego Machine by Henry Kuttner
