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brain cell

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noun

Anatomy.
  1. a neuron in the brain.


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Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine report that they have successfully used a "zap-and-freeze" method to capture rapid communication between brain cells in living tissue from both mice and humans.

From Science Daily

In young adults with obesity, the team identified biological markers linked to inflammation, liver strain and early injury to brain cells.

From Science Daily

Because healthy communication between brain cells is essential for regulating emotions, the researchers focused their work on the hippocampus, a region involved in memory, stress responses, and the development of depressive symptoms.

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Around 4,000 people up to the age of 90 had scans to reveal the connections between their brain cells.

From BBC

The study, published Nov. 14 in Neuron, shows that hypertension can trigger early shifts in gene expression within individual brain cells.

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