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A neuron (American English), neurone (British English), or nerve cell, is a cell that is excitable, firing electric signals called action potentials. Neurons form neural networks in the nervous system, mainly in the central nervous system.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuron | FMA | 54527 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Neuron | MeSH | D009474 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Neuron | NeuroLex ID | sao1417703748 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Neuron | TA98 | A14.0.00.002 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Neuron | TH | H2.00.06.1.00002 | 1.00 | infobox |
| touch | instance of | Sensory neurons respond to stimuli | 0.80 | text |
| sound | instance of | Sensory neurons respond to stimuli | 0.80 | text |
| or light that affect the cells of the sensory organs | instance of | Sensory neurons respond to stimuli | 0.80 | text |
| and they send signals to the spinal cord | instance of | Sensory neurons respond to stimuli | 0.80 | text |
| then to the sensorial area in the brain | instance of | Sensory neurons respond to stimuli | 0.80 | text |
| a nucleus | instance of | they form what is called a neural circuit.A neuron contains all the structures of other cells | 0.80 | text |
| mitochondria | instance of | they form what is called a neural circuit.A neuron contains all the structures of other cells | 0.80 | text |
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