0 Question: Are there different types of neurons? If so how many? Keywords: neuron Asked by anon-254448 to Nina on 14 May 2020.
Nina Rzechorzek answered on 14 May 2020:
Hi BetseyB158! Great question – there are loads of different types of neurons – and probably more left to discover! There are also different ways of classifying neurons. These websites both give a readily digestible overview: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/brainwaves/know-your-neurons-classifying-the-many-types-of-cells-in-the-neuron-forest/ https://qbi.uq.edu.au/brain/brain-anatomy/types-neurons This article goes into to more scientific detail: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(04)00440-3.pdf And if you like videos; these ones are pretty good: Many of these different neuronal types were first described by the ‘father of neuroscience’ Santiago Ramon y Cajal and you can learn more about him and his amazing drawings here:
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