interneuron
noun
in·ter·neu·ron
ˌin-tər-ˈnu̇r-ˌän 
-ˈnyu̇r-
-ˈnyu̇r-
: a neuron that conveys impulses from one neuron to another
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Another potential explanation for the effectiveness of 40-hertz stimulation is the discovery that interneurons —a subset of neurons— produce certain peptides in far greater quantities following treatment.
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
For example, in the human cortex, about 20 percent of the neurons — the ones called interneurons, which have inhibitory effects — migrate there from a center deeper down in the brain called the medial ganglionic eminence (MGE).
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Aug. 2017
An oversimplified organoid model for the cortex would be missing all those interneurons and would therefore be useless for studying how the developing brain balances its excitatory and inhibitory signals.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Aug. 2017
Picking one, MiR206, for closer examination, the two researchers created a mouse strain in which the gene for MiR206 was switched off in the parvalbumin interneurons.
—The Economist, 22 Feb. 2018
He and his colleague Molly Heyer therefore looked at the role of these micro-RNAs in regulating brain cells called parvalbumin interneurons, which are thought to be involved in schizophrenia.
—The Economist, 22 Feb. 2018
Yang and his team also found that SOM and PV interneurons had less activity.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 June 2017
Around those pain-signaling neurons are several types of interneurons that precisely regulate and control pain signals.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 June 2017
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
For example, in the human cortex, about 20 percent of the neurons — the ones called interneurons, which have inhibitory effects — migrate there from a center deeper down in the brain called the medial ganglionic eminence (MGE).
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Aug. 2017
An oversimplified organoid model for the cortex would be missing all those interneurons and would therefore be useless for studying how the developing brain balances its excitatory and inhibitory signals.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Aug. 2017
Picking one, MiR206, for closer examination, the two researchers created a mouse strain in which the gene for MiR206 was switched off in the parvalbumin interneurons.
—The Economist, 22 Feb. 2018
He and his colleague Molly Heyer therefore looked at the role of these micro-RNAs in regulating brain cells called parvalbumin interneurons, which are thought to be involved in schizophrenia.
—The Economist, 22 Feb. 2018
Yang and his team also found that SOM and PV interneurons had less activity.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 June 2017
Around those pain-signaling neurons are several types of interneurons that precisely regulate and control pain signals.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 June 2017
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interneuron
noun
in·ter·neu·ron
ˌint-ər-ˈn(y)ü-ˌrän
-ˈn(y)u̇(ə)r-ˌän
-ˈn(y)u̇(ə)r-ˌän
: a neuron that carries a nerve impulse from one neuron to another
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interneuron
noun
in·ter·neu·ron
ˌint-ər-ˈn(y)ü-ˌrän
-ˈn(y)u̇(ə)r-ˌän
-ˈn(y)u̇(ə)r-ˌän
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or British interneurone
: a neuron that conveys impulses from one neuron to another
called also association neuron, associative neuron, internuncial, internuncial neuron
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