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This article is about about neurobiological brain cells. For the mail art project, see Brain Cell. Brain Cell is a Mail art project begun by Ryosuke Cohen in June 1985

Brain cell is a generic term for the neurons and glial cells. Neurons (ˈnjuːɹɒn also known as neurones and nerve cells) are responsive cells in the Nervous system that process and transmit information Glial cells, commonly called neuroglia or simply glia (Greek for "glue" are non- Neuronal cells that provide support and nutrition Neurons are nerve cells that process and transmit information through the nervous system. Glial cells provide support, protection, and nutrition to the neurons. Other cells in the brain include epithelial cells that make up the lining of the blood vessels. In biology and medicine epithelium is a tissue composed of cells that line the cavities and surfaces of structures throughout the body The blood vessels are part of the Circulatory system and function to transport Blood throughout the body

Brain cells are commonly thought to remain in the beginning stage of interphase of cell reproduction for their life, and never divide, and instead develop by forming new synapses with other neurons. Chemical synapses are specialized junctions through which Neurons signal to each other and to non-neuronal cells such as those in Muscles or Glands However, a landmark study in late 1998 by researchers from Sweden and the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, showed for the first time that some brain cells in mature humans may regenerate under certain circumstances. [1]

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  1. ^ Brain Cells Found to Regenerate. physicians of the Medical College of Wisconsin (2001-01-17). Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Retrieved on September 2007. September 2007 is the ninth month of that year It began on a Saturday

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The human brain controls the Central nervous system (CNS by way of the Cranial nerves and Spinal cord, the Peripheral nervous system (PNS Neurons (ˈnjuːɹɒn also known as neurones and nerve cells) are responsive cells in the Nervous system that process and transmit information Glial cells, commonly called neuroglia or simply glia (Greek for "glue" are non- Neuronal cells that provide support and nutrition Chemical synapses are specialized junctions through which Neurons signal to each other and to non-neuronal cells such as those in Muscles or Glands Neuroscience is a field devoted to the scientific study of the nervous system Spindle neurons, also called von Economo neurons (VENs are a specific class of Neurons that participate in signal transmission in the nervous system and

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brain cell

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  1. (cytology) A cell in the brain, such as a neuron or a glial cell.
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