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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Neurons. | Jun 10, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Michigan State University Libraries - Foundations of Neuroscience - The Neuron. | Apr 23, 2026 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised and updated. | Apr 22, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - A Simple Chaotic Neuron (PDF). | Mar 29, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BCcampus Open Publishing - Introduction to Psychology � The Neuron is the Building Block of the Nervous System. | Apr 01, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Queensland - Queensland Brain Institute - What is a neuron? | Oct 13, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Simply Psychology - An Easy Guide To Neuron Anatomy With Diagrams. | Jun 23, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Mind - Neurons and Their Role in the Nervous System. | May 11, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Overview of neuron structure and function. | Mar 14, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Neurons. | Feb 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - Brain Basics: The Life and Death of a Neuron. | Dec 23, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - An Easy Guide to Neuron Anatomy with Diagrams. | Nov 16, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Library of Medicine - Neuroanatomy, Neurons. | Aug 31, 2022 | ||
| Replaced media. | May 30, 2018 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Feb 14, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Columbia University Courses - Neuronal Signaling. | Nov 18, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Columbia University Courses - Neuronal Signaling. | Nov 18, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Columbia University Courses - Neuronal Signaling. | Nov 18, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Columbia University Courses - Neuronal Signaling. | Nov 18, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Columbia University Courses - Neuronal Signaling. | Jan 28, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Columbia University Courses - Neuronal Signaling. | Jan 28, 2015 | ||
| Deleted video. | May 07, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The University of Utah - The Other Brain Cells. | Sep 26, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - Neurons. | Jan 21, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Idaho - Neurons and Neuroglia. | Oct 11, 2010 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - The Neuron. | Oct 11, 2010 | ||
| New illustration added. | Jan 14, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: University of Washington - Types Of Neurons. | Dec 18, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | May 19, 2005 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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