English Explanatory Dictionary

place cell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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).

Word forms

place cell place cells

Synonyms

topocyte
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