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ganglion

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The team targeted ganglion cells, the nexus between the eyes and the brain.

These signals are passed through a neural network to the eye-brain liaison, ganglion cells.

The ganglion cells fire messages to visual centers in the brain.

The remaining bipolar cells and ganglion cells stick around longer, making those cells prime targets for optogenetic therapy.

They process visual information and pass signals on to ganglion cells in the third layer.

There must therefore be an isolated ganglion in front and two ganglia, close to each other, about two-fifths of an inch back.

Do they actually wound with their dirks the ganglion whose influence is to be done away with?

Do they confine themselves to lodging their drop of poison on the ganglion, or at all events in its immediate neighbourhood?

A cinder enters the eye, the report reaches a ganglion, a motor impulse is sent forth, and the eyelid closes.

A single ganglion represents the nervous system, placed between the two apertures.

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On this page you'll find 18 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ganglion, such as: command post, focal point, headquarters, hotbed, control center, and core.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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