ニューロン
Meanings
1
Anatomy term for a nerve cell. Used in scientific and medical contexts.
It is said that there are about 86 billion neurons in the brain.
Usage patterns
- ニューロンが発火するfor a neuron to fire
A neuron fires when it receives a strong stimulus.
- ニューロン間で情報を伝達するto transmit information between neurons
Information is transmitted between neurons via synapses.
- 〈数〉のニューロンa certain number of neurons
The human brain has about 86 billion neurons.