neuron doctrine

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neuroscience principle theory in neurobiology

The neuron doctrine is the fundamental neuroscience principle that the nervous system is composed of discrete, individual cells (neurons) that communicate via specialized connections rather than forming a continuous network.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	neuroscience principle ⓘ theory in neurobiology ⓘ
acknowledgesException	electrical coupling via gap junctions ⓘ some syncytial arrangements in invertebrate nervous systems ⓘ
associatedWith	Camillo Golgi NERFINISHED ⓘ Heinrich Wilhelm Waldeyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Santiago Ramón y Cajal NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Waldeyer NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	Golgi staining technique ⓘ microscopic observations of nervous tissue ⓘ
coinedBy	Wilhelm Waldeyer NERFINISHED ⓘ
componentPrinciple	neuron is a distinct anatomical unit ⓘ neuron is a distinct developmental unit ⓘ neuron is a distinct physiological unit ⓘ neuron is a distinct trophic unit ⓘ neurons are polarized cells ⓘ signals travel from dendrites to axon ⓘ synapses mediate communication between neurons ⓘ
contrastsWith	reticular theory ⓘ
coreIdea	information flows from one neuron to another in a directional manner ⓘ nervous system is composed of discrete individual cells ⓘ nervous tissue is not a continuous syncytium ⓘ neurons are the basic functional units of the nervous system ⓘ neurons are the basic structural units of the nervous system ⓘ neurons communicate via specialized connections ⓘ
field	neuroanatomy ⓘ neurophysiology ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late 19th century ⓘ
implies	neural circuits are formed by connections among discrete neurons ⓘ neurons are individual cells with distinct boundaries ⓘ neurons can be classified into different types ⓘ
influenced	cell theory extension to nervous system ⓘ development of network models of the brain ⓘ modern concept of synaptic transmission ⓘ
recognizedBy	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1906 NERFINISHED ⓘ
refinedBy	discovery of synapses ⓘ electron microscopy of nervous tissue ⓘ
relatedTo	cell theory ⓘ synaptic theory of communication ⓘ
status	widely accepted in modern neuroscience ⓘ
supportedBy	Camillo Golgi’s silver staining method ⓘ Santiago Ramón y Cajal NERFINISHED ⓘ
teaches	neurons can be studied as individual units ⓘ
usedIn	computational models of neural networks ⓘ neural circuit analysis ⓘ neuroanatomical mapping ⓘ

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