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A nerve cell that receives and passes information through electrical and chemical signals.
Natural examples
Ein Neuron leitet einen Reiz an die nächste Zelle weiter.
A neuron passes a signal to the next cell.
Im Modell verbindet ein Neuron zwei Bereiche des Gehirns.
In the model, a neuron connects two brain regions.
Die Forschenden beobachteten aktive Neuronen im Versuch.
The researchers observed active neurons in the experiment.
Usage note
Neuron is neuter: das Neuron; its plural is Neuronen. Nervenzelle is also common in general usage.
Mini-lesson: Neuron
A nerve cell that receives and passes information through electrical and chemical signals. Neuron is neuter: das Neuron; its plural is Neuronen. Nervenzelle is also common in general usage.
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