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Neuron
A neuron is a special type of cell: a brain cell.
Part of an early, unfinished explainers project: very much under construction.
The short version
Just as there are skin cells, blood cells, or plant cells, a neuron is a brain cell: the brain and nervous system are made up of neurons (among other cell types). A neuron has a cell body, an axon, and dendrites. And it can have one big event that sends a signal to other cells: the Action Potential.
Leads to
Action PotentialSynaptic Communication (coming soon)Intrinsic Signal Optical Imaging (coming soon)Voltage-Sensitive Dye Imaging (coming soon)Optogenetics (coming soon)Hippocampus (coming soon)