noun
- plural of neurone; nerve cells that transmit electrical and chemical signals throughout the nervous system
Usage: British spelling
Examples
- The neurones in the brain communicate through synapses.
- Damaged neurones cannot regenerate in most parts of the central nervous system.
- Motor neurones control muscle movement.
- Sensory neurones carry information from receptors to the brain.
- Scientists studied how neurones form connections during development.
- The disease affects neurones in the spinal cord.