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GCSE Psychology · key term
A specialised nerve cell that receives and transmits information in the nervous system.
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A nerve cell that carries information within the nervous system.
Revise: Early Brain DevelopmentNeurons are nerve cells that carry information. As development progresses, neural structures become more complex and specialised, forming regions with different roles.
When describing a neuron’s function, state both the direction of the signal and its destination: for example, a motor neuron carries signals from the CNS to an effector.
Identify neuron types using both their structure and their role, rather than relying only on the position of the cell body.
Keep electrical impulses within neurons distinct from chemical transmission across the synaptic cleft.
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A specialised nerve cell that receives and transmits information.
Revise: Stages of Human Development and Brain MaturationA neuron is a specialised nerve cell that receives and transmits information. Its cell body contains the nucleus. Branching dendrites receive signals, while the axon carries an electrical impulse away from the cell body towards its endings.
A nerve cell that transmits information through electrical and chemical signals.
A nerve cell that communicates information through electrical and chemical signals.
