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  2. Bipolar neuron - Wikipedia

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    Many bipolar cells are specialized sensory neurons (afferent neurons) for the transmission of sense. As such, they are part of the sensory pathways for smell, sight, taste, hearing, touch, balance and proprioception. The other shape classifications of neurons include unipolar, pseudounipolar and multipolar. During embryonic development ...

  3. Dendrite - Wikipedia

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    Bipolar neurons have two main dendrites at opposing ends of the cell body. Many inhibitory neurons have this morphology. Unipolar neurons, typical for insects, have a stalk that extends from the cell body that separates into two branches with one containing the dendrites and the other with the terminal buttons.

  4. Development of the nervous system - Wikipedia

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    The newly generated neurons migrate to different parts of the developing brain to self-organize into different brain structures. Once the neurons have reached their regional positions, they extend axons and dendrites , which allow them to communicate with other neurons via synapses .

  5. Development of the nervous system in humans - Wikipedia

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    The newly generated neurons migrate to different parts of the developing brain to self-organize into different brain structures. Once the neurons have reached their regional positions, they extend axons and dendrites , which allow them to communicate with other neurons via synapses .

  6. Neuron - Wikipedia

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    Neurons may lack dendrites or have no axons. The term neurite is used to describe either a dendrite or an axon, particularly when the cell is undifferentiated. Most neurons receive signals via the dendrites and soma and send out signals down the axon. At the majority of synapses, signals cross from the axon of one neuron to the dendrite of another.

  7. Spiral ganglion - Wikipedia

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    These bipolar neurons are the first neurons in the auditory system to fire an action potential, and supply all of the brain's auditory input. Their dendrites make synaptic contact with the base of hair cells, and their axons are bundled together to form the auditory portion of eighth cranial nerve. The number of neurons in the spiral ganglion ...

  8. Environmental enrichment - Wikipedia

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    Brains in richer, more stimulating environments have higher rates of synaptogenesis and more complex dendrite arbors, leading to increased brain activity. This effect takes place primarily during neurodevelopment , but also during adulthood to a lesser degree.

  9. Neural network (biology) - Wikipedia

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    In their work, both thoughts and body activity resulted from interactions among neurons within the brain. Computer simulation of the branching architecture of the dendrites of pyramidal neurons [6] For Bain, [4] every activity led to the firing of a certain set of neurons. When activities were repeated, the connections between those neurons ...