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  2. Medial geniculate nucleus - Wikipedia

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    There are two main cell types in the ventral subnucleus of the medial geniculate body (VMGN): Thalamocortical relay cells (or principal neurons): The dendritic input to these cells comes from two sets of dendritic trees oriented on opposite poles of the cell. The long axis of the relay cells lie parallel to each other running superior ...

  3. Earth-leakage circuit breaker - Wikipedia

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    An earth-leakage circuit breaker (ELCB) is a safety device used in electrical installations to prevent shock. It consists of either a current sensing mechanism, or a voltage sensing mechanism. Such a protection mechanism may be found in the form of distribution board modules, standalone devices, and special sockets (aka receptacles ).

  4. Residual-current device - Wikipedia

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    A residual-current device (RCD), residual-current circuit breaker (RCCB) or ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) [a] is an electrical safety device, more specifically a form of Earth-leakage circuit breaker, that interrupts an electrical circuit when the current passing through line and neutral conductors of a circuit is not equal (the term residual relating to the imbalance), therefore ...

  5. Electrophysiology - Wikipedia

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    Apart from the increased stability of the electrode-cell interface, immobilization preserves the viability and physiological functions of the cells. BERA is used primarily in biosensor applications in order to assay analytes that can interact with the immobilized cells by changing the cell membrane potential. In this way, when a positive sample ...

  6. Ground and neutral - Wikipedia

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    Normal circuit currents flow only in the neutral, and the protective earth conductor bonds all equipment cases to earth to intercept any leakage current due to insulation failure. The neutral conductor is connected to earth at the building point of supply, but no common path to ground exists for circuit current and the protective conductor.

  7. Chemical synapse - Wikipedia

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    Most synapses connect axons to dendrites, [8] [9] but there are also other types of connections, including axon-to-cell-body, [10] [11] axon-to-axon, [10] [11] and dendrite-to-dendrite. [9] Synapses are generally too small to be recognizable using a light microscope except as points where the membranes of two cells appear to touch, but their ...

  8. Receptor (biochemistry) - Wikipedia

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    There are three main ways the action of the receptor can be classified: relay of signal, amplification, or integration. [3] Relaying sends the signal onward, amplification increases the effect of a single ligand , and integration allows the signal to be incorporated into another biochemical pathway.

  9. Interneuron - Wikipedia

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    Relay interneurons have long axons and connect circuits of neurons in one region of the brain with those in other regions. [5] However, interneurons are generally considered to operate mainly within local brain areas. [6] The interaction between interneurons allows the brain to perform complex functions such as learning and decision-making.