Sensory neurons, also known as afferent neurons, are neurons in the nervous system, that convert a specific type of stimulus, via their receptors, into... 29 KB (3,232 words) - 15:35, 1 April 2024 |
An olfactory receptor neuron (ORN), also called an olfactory sensory neuron (OSN), is a sensory neuron within the olfactory system. Humans have between... 11 KB (1,191 words) - 05:01, 21 March 2024 |
fibers in a sensory nerve carry sensory information toward the central nervous system (CNS) from different sensory receptors of sensory neurons in the peripheral... 4 KB (450 words) - 16:55, 17 December 2023 |
Somatosensory system (redirect from Somatic sensory system) to activation of peripheral sensory neurons that convey signals to the spinal cord as patterns of action potentials. Sensory information is then processed... 37 KB (4,249 words) - 11:56, 27 April 2024 |
Nociceptor (redirect from Nociceptive neuron) nociceptor (from Latin nocere 'to harm or hurt'; lit. 'pain receptor') is a sensory neuron that responds to damaging or potentially damaging stimuli by sending... 24 KB (2,854 words) - 11:55, 27 April 2024 |
A motor neuron (or motoneuron or efferent neuron) is a neuron whose cell body is located in the motor cortex, brainstem or the spinal cord, and whose... 26 KB (2,987 words) - 08:15, 27 April 2024 |
Interneuron (redirect from Relay neuron) motor neurons or sensory neurons. Interneurons are the central nodes of neural circuits, enabling communication between sensory or motor neurons and the... 15 KB (1,435 words) - 19:17, 19 April 2024 |
Nervous system (section Neurons) reflexes there are short neural paths from sensory neuron to motor neuron, there are also other nearby neurons that participate in the circuit and modulate... 72 KB (9,162 words) - 18:21, 12 April 2024 |
Sensory neuroscience is a subfield of neuroscience which explores the anatomy and physiology of neurons that are part of sensory systems such as vision... 7 KB (928 words) - 15:11, 20 April 2023 |
arc is a neural pathway that controls a reflex. In vertebrates, most sensory neurons do not pass directly into the brain, but synapse in the spinal cord... 6 KB (594 words) - 12:01, 19 January 2024 |
Afferent nerve fiber (redirect from Afferent neuron) Afferent nerve fibers are axons (nerve fibers) of sensory neurons that carry sensory information from sensory receptors to the central nervous system. Many... 8 KB (690 words) - 21:25, 13 February 2024 |
Vomeronasal organ (section Sensory neurons) vestigial and non-functional. The VNO contains the cell bodies of sensory neurons which have receptors that detect specific non-volatile (liquid) organic... 32 KB (3,880 words) - 19:50, 19 March 2024 |
marks the commencement of bipolar neuron development. Many bipolar cells are specialized sensory neurons (afferent neurons) for the transmission of sense... 7 KB (881 words) - 11:32, 23 January 2024 |
Sense (redirect from Sensory organ) umami, all of which are based on different chemicals binding to sensory neurons. Sensory receptors are the cells or structures that detect sensations. Stimuli... 91 KB (10,689 words) - 10:50, 16 April 2024 |
Autonomic nervous system (redirect from Autonomic neuron) hypogastric plexus These all contain afferent (sensory) nerves as well, known as GVA (general visceral afferent) neurons. The parasympathetic nervous system consists... 32 KB (3,744 words) - 18:22, 7 April 2024 |
Efferent nerve fiber (redirect from Efferent neuron) This process is carried out through the activity of sensory neurons, interneurons, and motor neurons. In the CNS, afferent and efferent projections can... 5 KB (579 words) - 22:18, 20 March 2024 |
Spinal cord (category Sensory systems) motor cortex to the body, and from the afferent fibers of the sensory neurons to the sensory cortex. It is also a center for coordinating many reflexes and... 41 KB (4,971 words) - 18:09, 13 April 2024 |
Axon (redirect from Sensory fiber types) transmit information to different neurons, muscles, and glands. In certain sensory neurons (pseudounipolar neurons), such as those for touch and warmth... 58 KB (6,915 words) - 23:07, 22 April 2024 |
Dorsal column–medial lemniscus pathway (category Sensory systems) the pathway: first-order neurons, second-order neurons, and third-order neurons. The first-order neurons are sensory neurons located in the dorsal root... 14 KB (1,735 words) - 09:44, 3 December 2023 |
Satellite glial cell (section In sensory ganglia) that cover the surface of neuron cell bodies in ganglia of the peripheral nervous system. Thus, they are found in sensory, sympathetic, and parasympathetic... 33 KB (3,823 words) - 15:12, 28 November 2023 |
Action potential (redirect from Firing rate (neurons)) receptor neuron and Meissner's corpuscle, which are critical for the sense of smell and touch, respectively. However, not all sensory neurons convert their... 149 KB (16,399 words) - 06:09, 21 April 2024 |
Mechanoreceptor (category Sensory receptors) mechanoceptor, is a sensory receptor that responds to mechanical pressure or distortion. Mechanoreceptors are innervated by sensory neurons that convert mechanical... 22 KB (2,660 words) - 22:49, 26 April 2024 |
motor neuron diseases, which are: Asymmetric distal weakness without sensory loss (e.g. ALS, PLS, PMA, MMA) Symmetric weakness without sensory loss (e... 21 KB (2,137 words) - 12:30, 23 March 2024 |