________________ are unspecialized cells that, under appropriate conditions, can be prompted to function as new neurons.

Related MCQs

• ______________ help neurons by providing nutrition, removing waste products, and enhancing the speed of communication between neurons.
• Stimulation, either directly or by chemical messages from other neurons, produces ___________________, a basic type of signal within neurons.
• The production of new brain cells from naturally occurring stem cells are called ______________.
• Which neurotransmitter is produced by the neurons located in a region of brain called substantia nigra?
• The three basic components of the neurons are ____________, ___________ and ____________.
• ________________ has been implicated in some mental disorders and is involved in activation of neurons throughout the brain and in the process of learning and memory retrieval.
• _________________ usually communicates inhibitory messages to other neurons and helps balance and offset excitatory messages.
• ________________ is the point of communication between two neurons.
• Degeneration of ___________________ producing neurons has been linked to Parkinson's disease.
• _________________ are the small gaps in the myelin sheath surrounding the axons of many neurons.