Neuron is actually the basic structural and functional unit [cell] of the nervous system. An individual has86 billion neuron which locates in his brain. Neurons are specialized cells of the nervous system that transmit signals throughout the body. The most unique and important structure of the neuron are the long extensions that extend out from the cell body. There are 2 types of extensions axons and dendrites. Dendrites are extensions of neurons that receive signals and conduct them towards the body. And the axons are extensions of neurons that conduct signals away from the cell body.
Most neurons are made up of following parts;
. The nucleus [which contains the genetic instructions]
. The soma [cell body]
. Dendrites [branch- like structure that receive information from other neurons]
. Axons [long tubular pathways which send information’s to other parts of the brain]
. Synapse [space between the junctions of neurons]
All the division of nervous system based on the functions of neurons. They are specialized cells that process information’s. Like all cells they are unbelievable complicated in their own right. All nervous systems in all animals have four basic types of functional cell.
. Sensory neurons; these neurons tell the rest of the brain about the external and internal environment.
. Motor neuron; these neurons contract muscles and mediate behavior and other output neuron stimulate glands and organs.
. Communication neuron; communication neurons transmit signals from one brain area to another.
. Computation neuron; the vast majority of neuron in vertebrates are computation neurons. Computation neurons extract and process information coming in from the senses, compare that information’s to what’s in memory and use the information to plan and execute behavior. Each of the several hundred brain regions contains very approximately several dozen distinct type of computational nervous that mediate the function of brain area.





