neurons

Cultural  

1. The basic unit of nerve tissue; the nerve cells. Neurons carry and transmit electrical signals throughout the nervous system.

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Example Sentences

By addressing these changes at the onset of Alzheimer's disease, the researchers are hopeful NU-9 potentially could prevent, or significantly delay, the cascade of toxic events that ultimately destroy neurons.

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Because many enhancers are active only in specific cell types, targeting them could offer a way to fine-tune gene expression in astrocytes without changing neurons or other brain cells.

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Instead of shining light onto brain tissue from the outside, they wondered whether neurons could be made to glow on their own.

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For decades, neuroscientists have taught that neurons do not regenerate once they are damaged or destroyed.

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To uncover these differences, the researchers used animal models that made it possible to directly study the sensory neurons responsible for detecting cold.

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