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Why has the term neuromodulator been used to describe acetylcholine in the sentence "...releasing neuromodulators like acetylcholine"? In interneurons, it clearly functions as a neurotransmitter. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.149.175.249 ( talk) 07:56, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
I can't read it. Higher res? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.215.17.231 ( talk) 20:30, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
I wondered if this is a bit confusing. The text about the various meanings of this term is mixed together while the only diagram is of a reflex arc (i.e. in the spinal cord). I'd quite like to have two headings, one for spinal cord interneurons and one for cortical inhibitory interneurons. Anyone have any opinions? I'll have a think about it and get back to it when I get a chance. I have a feeling this could get very complicated... HilJackson 09:51, 4 July 2006 (UTC) Talk to me‼
I'm pretty sure the CNS example ("An example of interneurons is inhibitory interneurons in the neocortex which selectively inhibit sections of the thalamus...") and reference to SICI are inaccurate. The paragraph should probably be scrapped entirely but I thought I'd check first to see if anyone wants to do some research and clean it up. PhineasG ( talk) 14:16, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
Definitely incorrect. I'm currently writing a thesis on the topic. Upon defending in a few weeks, I'll try to expand and clean up this page. 68.46.183.96 ( talk) 21:03, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
"Interneuron" is not synonymous with "bipolar neuron". An interneuron is defined as a neuron that connects afferent and efferent neurons, whereas "bipolar neuron" refers to a specific structural class of neuron (notably found in the retina). Bipolar neurons are interneurons, but not all interneurons are bipolar neurons. Hence, the terms cannot be used interchangeably. Fuzzform ( talk) 18:46, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
I've just rewritten the lede from
An interneuron (also called relay neuron, association neuron, connector neuron or local circuit neuron) is a multipolar neuron which connects afferent neurons and efferent neurons in neural pathways found within the central nervous system and the enteric nervous system.
to
An interneuron (also called relay neuron, association neuron, connector neuron or local circuit neuron) is a neuron that forms a connection between other neurons. Interneurons are neither motor nor sensory. The term is also applied to brain and spinal cord neurons whose axons connect only with nearby neurons, to distinguish them from "projection" neurons, whose axons project to more distant regions of the brain or spinal cord.
I relied on the following sources:
My main motivation was to remove the implication that interneurons only connect afferent with efferent neurons, and - though I'm not certain on this point - allow for the possibility of PNS interneurons. I have a vague memory that an interneuron stands between the ventral root and its motoneurons. -- Anthonyhcole ( talk) 07:10, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
-- Anthonyhcole ( talk) 06:59, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
In the section "The withdrawal reflex", myofibrils are not the same as muscle fibres. The muscle fibre is the whole muscle cell or myocyte, and the miofibrils are inside the cell. The neuromodulator acetylcholine depolarize the cell, not the miofibrils. It interacts with the plasma membrane (sarcolemma) in the neuromuscular junction.-- Miguelferig ( talk) 19:55, 5 August 2015 (UTC)
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Why has the term neuromodulator been used to describe acetylcholine in the sentence "...releasing neuromodulators like acetylcholine"? In interneurons, it clearly functions as a neurotransmitter. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.149.175.249 ( talk) 07:56, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
I can't read it. Higher res? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.215.17.231 ( talk) 20:30, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
I wondered if this is a bit confusing. The text about the various meanings of this term is mixed together while the only diagram is of a reflex arc (i.e. in the spinal cord). I'd quite like to have two headings, one for spinal cord interneurons and one for cortical inhibitory interneurons. Anyone have any opinions? I'll have a think about it and get back to it when I get a chance. I have a feeling this could get very complicated... HilJackson 09:51, 4 July 2006 (UTC) Talk to me‼
I'm pretty sure the CNS example ("An example of interneurons is inhibitory interneurons in the neocortex which selectively inhibit sections of the thalamus...") and reference to SICI are inaccurate. The paragraph should probably be scrapped entirely but I thought I'd check first to see if anyone wants to do some research and clean it up. PhineasG ( talk) 14:16, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
Definitely incorrect. I'm currently writing a thesis on the topic. Upon defending in a few weeks, I'll try to expand and clean up this page. 68.46.183.96 ( talk) 21:03, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
"Interneuron" is not synonymous with "bipolar neuron". An interneuron is defined as a neuron that connects afferent and efferent neurons, whereas "bipolar neuron" refers to a specific structural class of neuron (notably found in the retina). Bipolar neurons are interneurons, but not all interneurons are bipolar neurons. Hence, the terms cannot be used interchangeably. Fuzzform ( talk) 18:46, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
I've just rewritten the lede from
An interneuron (also called relay neuron, association neuron, connector neuron or local circuit neuron) is a multipolar neuron which connects afferent neurons and efferent neurons in neural pathways found within the central nervous system and the enteric nervous system.
to
An interneuron (also called relay neuron, association neuron, connector neuron or local circuit neuron) is a neuron that forms a connection between other neurons. Interneurons are neither motor nor sensory. The term is also applied to brain and spinal cord neurons whose axons connect only with nearby neurons, to distinguish them from "projection" neurons, whose axons project to more distant regions of the brain or spinal cord.
I relied on the following sources:
My main motivation was to remove the implication that interneurons only connect afferent with efferent neurons, and - though I'm not certain on this point - allow for the possibility of PNS interneurons. I have a vague memory that an interneuron stands between the ventral root and its motoneurons. -- Anthonyhcole ( talk) 07:10, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
-- Anthonyhcole ( talk) 06:59, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
In the section "The withdrawal reflex", myofibrils are not the same as muscle fibres. The muscle fibre is the whole muscle cell or myocyte, and the miofibrils are inside the cell. The neuromodulator acetylcholine depolarize the cell, not the miofibrils. It interacts with the plasma membrane (sarcolemma) in the neuromuscular junction.-- Miguelferig ( talk) 19:55, 5 August 2015 (UTC)
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 7 July 2022 and 25 August 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): HideSuzukipan ( article contribs).
— Assignment last updated by HideSuzukipan ( talk) 12:53, 9 August 2022 (UTC)