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ganglion

[gang-glee-uhn] / ˈgæŋ gli ən /


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Retinal ganglion cells are the gatekeepers for the visual input that reaches the brain.

From Science Daily • Sep. 28, 2023

During development, the retinal ganglion cells also generate their own neuronal activity.

From Science Daily • Sep. 28, 2023

It found people with Parkinson's had a thinner ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer and inner nuclear layer in the eye.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2023

Q: In his book “Migraine,” Dr. Oliver Sacks says that when migraines develop, they nearly always increase nerve activity first in the sphenopalatine ganglion, a cluster of nerves located at the top of the throat.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2023

You might begin at the local beach, which functions as a sort of ganglion.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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