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place cells

place cells is the plural of place cell.

Meaning of place cell

Noun

place cell (plural place cells)

  1. A type of pyramidal neuron within the hippocampus that becomes active when an animal enters a particular place in its environment (known as the place field).
    Synonyms:
    topocyte

Questions about place cells

What is place cells the plural of?
Place cells is the plural of place cell.

Words near place cells in the dictionary

  1. place an order
  2. place blindness
  3. place card
  4. place cards
  5. place cell
  6. place cells
  7. place clause
  8. place clauses
  9. place holder
  10. place holders
  11. place importance on

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