neuron theory
biology
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study of nervous system
- In nervous system: The nerve cell
…hypothesis, now known as the neuron theory, each nerve cell communicates with others through contiguity rather than continuity. That is, communication between adjacent but separate cells must take place across the space and barriers separating them. It has since been proved that Cajal’s theory is not universally true, but his…
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work of His
- In Wilhelm His
…to the development of the neuron theory, which states that the neuron, or nerve cell, is the basic unit of the nervous system.
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