neurons

=1373380587= =__Definition:__= toc Specialized cells of the nervous system. HGD Chapter 3 pp.61-62

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=__In the News:__= __Brain Cells Can Outlive the Body__ "Brain cells can live at least twice as long as the organisms in which they reside, according to new research."

Stress-Resilience/Susceptibility Traced to Neurons in Reward Circuit "A specific pattern of neuronal firing in a brain reward circuit instantly rendered mice vulnerable to depression-like behavior induced by acute severe stress, a study supported by the National Institutes of Health has found. When researchers used a high-tech method to mimic the pattern, previously resilient mice instantly succumbed to a depression-like syndrome of social withdrawal and reduced pleasure-seeking – they avoided other animals and lost their sweet tooth. When the firing pattern was inhibited in vulnerable mice, they instantly became resilient."

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