A neuron is not a computer program, nor is it 'artificial'. From Wordnik.com. [Another predictable argument against front-loading] Reference
An increased release of transmitter each time the sensory neuron is activated leads to a stronger muscle activation. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2000] Reference
“First off, you don’t even know what a neuron is –”. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2006 » January : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
It is a hundred years, that the term neuron was coined by the anatomist Wilhelm. From Wordnik.com. [Erwin Neher - Autobiography] Reference
The nerve fiber itself is part of a nerve cell, which is also known as a neuron (nyoo'ron). From Wordnik.com. [The Human Brain]
I'm quite sure that Mr. Cheney and company could cause someone to suffer without firing a single pain neuron. From Wordnik.com. [Animal Welfare vs. Animal Rights] Reference
The team tried every kind of neuron they could think of within the brain region itself, and found no effect. From Wordnik.com. [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference
"The idea that a kind of neuron alone could explain empathy or behavior or self-consciousness simply makes no sense. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Larry Dossey: I Feel Your Pain: Fact or Fiction] Reference
The same impulse does not pass from one neuron to another. From Wordnik.com. [Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools] Reference
Like every word is an angry and desperate misfiring neuron?. From Wordnik.com. [do you ever read writing?] Reference
Enforce neuron pathways for inner quests on which you'll embark. From Wordnik.com. [The Talking Pillow] Reference
Every efferent neuron in his system carried the message full power. From Wordnik.com. [The K-Factor] Reference
It was entirely likely that every neuron in his brain was misfiring. From Wordnik.com. [The several stages of grief] Reference
"But with this technology we can improve neuron targeting and tuning.". From Wordnik.com. [Brain Boosters] Reference
The neuron with its outgoing fibres is the unit of the nervous system. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education] Reference
All consciousness may in fact be a result of synchronized neuron-firing. From Wordnik.com. [In Sync] Reference
A neuron flashes in her mind, searching for the appropriate pyrotechnics. From Wordnik.com. [Little Pi.ec.es] Reference
NEURONSIf the brain is an orchestra, each neuron plays a different instrument. From Wordnik.com. [In Sync] Reference
In this respect, the neuron does not differ essentially from the cell of a muscle. From Wordnik.com. [Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools] Reference
As the accompanying diagram shows, a healthy neuron looks vaguely like an octopus. From Wordnik.com. [Alzheimer's Unlocking The Mystery] Reference
It is estimated that at its peak each neuron forms an average of 15,000 connections. From Wordnik.com. [Anat Baniel: Low-Back Pain: Is It Really All in Your Head?] Reference
Those with the lowest empathy scores also had the least activity in the mirror-neuron areas. From Wordnik.com. [A Family Affair] Reference
And what kind of diseases could you - might be able to help treat or cure with this kind of neuron?. From Wordnik.com. [Is Stem Cell Research Making Progress?] Reference
ZZZt: a neuron from his retina makes an electrical connection with one in his brain's visual cortex. From Wordnik.com. [Your Child's Brain] Reference
If a neuron is responding poorly to serotonin, blocking reuptake may simply compensate for the shortfall. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Help From Serotonin] Reference
When a nerve impulse reaches a branch ending, the neuron releases serotonin into a tiny space, or synapse. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Help From Serotonin] Reference
Microseconds later, the neuron that released the chemical takes it back in -- a process known as reuptake. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Help From Serotonin] Reference
But if a neuron is already overstimulated, it may compensate for the extra exposure by responding less vigorously. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Help From Serotonin] Reference
The axon might reach only to a neuron next door, or it might wend its way clear across to the other side of the brain. From Wordnik.com. [Your Child's Brain] Reference
On account of this property, an excitation, or disturbance, in any part of a neuron is conducted or carried to all the other parts. From Wordnik.com. [Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools] Reference
Suppose you wanted to turn a stem cell into a neuron that could manufacture dopamine, the brain chemical that Parkinson's patients lack. From Wordnik.com. [VIEW FROM THE LAB: HARNESSING STEM CELLS] Reference
Math and logic: At UC Irvine, Gordon Shaw suspected that all higher-order thinking is characterized by similar patterns of neuron firing. From Wordnik.com. [Your Child's Brain] Reference
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