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of neurons in the pigeon cerebellum. (A) Denotes Purkinje cells, an
example of a bipolar neuron. (B) Denotes granule cells which are
multipolar.]]Neurons (, also known as neurones and nerve cells) are
electrically excitable cells in the nervous system that process and
transmit information. Neurons are the core components of the brain, and
spinal cord in vertebrates and ventral nerve cord in invertebrates, and
peripheral nerves.
==Overview==Neurons are usually considered permanently amitoticNature
Reviews Neuroscience 8, 368-378 (May 2007) | however, recent research shows
that they do indeed undergo adult neurogenesis.[LINK:
http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/brains.html] [1][LINK:
http://www.hhmi.org/cgi-bin/askascientist/highlight.pl?kw=&file=answers%2Fneuroscience%2Fans_006.html]
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