This brochure, in the Brain Basics series, is an introduction to neurons, the brain's information messengers. It discusses neurogenesis (the birth of neurons), neuron migration to the place in the brain where they will do their work, differentiation into different types of cells, and the death of neurons in healthy brains and in disease.
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electronic version https://catalog.ninds.nih.gov/publications/life-and-death-neuron
This brochure, in the Brain Basics series, is an introduction to neurons, the brain's information messengers. It discusses neurogenesis (the birth of neurons), neuron migration to the place in the brain where they will do their work, differentiation into different types of cells, and the death of neurons in healthy brains and in disease.