interneuron

noun

in·​ter·​neu·​ron ˌin-tər-ˈnu̇r-ˌän  -ˈnyu̇r- 

: a neuron that conveys impulses from one neuron to another

interneuronal

ˌin-tər-ˈnu̇r-ə-nᵊl 

-ˈnyu̇r-;

-nu̇-ˈrō-

-nyu̇-ˈrō- 

adjective

Examples of interneuron in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Another potential explanation for the effectiveness of 40-hertz stimulation is the discovery that interneurons —a subset of neurons— produce certain peptides in far greater quantities following treatment. —William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024

For example, in the human cortex, about 20 percent of the neurons — the ones called interneurons, which have inhibitory effects — migrate there from a center deeper down in the brain called the medial ganglionic eminence (MGE). —Quanta Magazine, 9 Aug. 2017

An oversimplified organoid model for the cortex would be missing all those interneurons and would therefore be useless for studying how the developing brain balances its excitatory and inhibitory signals. —Quanta Magazine, 9 Aug. 2017

Picking one, MiR206, for closer examination, the two researchers created a mouse strain in which the gene for MiR206 was switched off in the parvalbumin interneurons. —The Economist, 22 Feb. 2018

He and his colleague Molly Heyer therefore looked at the role of these micro-RNAs in regulating brain cells called parvalbumin interneurons, which are thought to be involved in schizophrenia. —The Economist, 22 Feb. 2018

Yang and his team also found that SOM and PV interneurons had less activity. —Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 June 2017

Around those pain-signaling neurons are several types of interneurons that precisely regulate and control pain signals. —Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 June 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for interneuron

• motoneuron
• neuron

Kids Definition

interneuron

noun

in·​ter·​neu·​ron ˌint-ər-ˈn(y)ü-ˌrän  -ˈn(y)u̇(ə)r-ˌän 

: a neuron that carries a nerve impulse from one neuron to another

Medical Definition

interneuron

noun

in·​ter·​neu·​ron ˌint-ər-ˈn(y)ü-ˌrän  -ˈn(y)u̇(ə)r-ˌän 

variants or British interneurone

-ˈnyu̇r-ōn 

: a neuron that conveys impulses from one neuron to another

called also association neuron, associative neuron, internuncial, internuncial neuron

compare motor neuron, sensory neuron

interneuronal

-ˈn(y)u̇r-ən-ᵊl  -nyu̇-ˈrōn- 

adjective