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This stimulation to the brain is thought to interfere with the pain signal that the nerve fibers would otherwise transmit.
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Tim Denison, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Jan. 2015
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, a diffuse axonal injury (DAI) occurs when the brain's long nerve fibers (axons) are torn due to the brain shifting and rotating within the skull during an injury.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Give your brain the right fuel to build proteins and maintain nerve fibers.
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Ankur Bindal, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Multiple sclerosis can cause numbness, weakness, difficulty walking, vision changes and can permanently damage nerve fibers, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
circa 1847, in the meaning defined above
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“Nerve fiber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nerve%20fiber. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
nerve fiber
noun
: any of the long thin parts that lead to or away from the cell body of a neuron and include axons and dendrites
Medical Definition
nerve fiber
noun
: any of the processes (as an axon or a dendrite) of a neuron
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