Catchword: grandmother cell

Filed under: English, Biology, Body, Science

Part of speech: n.

Quotation: The brain would contain a separate neuron to recognize each and every object in the world. Neurobiologist Jerome Lettvin coined the term “grandmother cell” to parody this view, as it would mean that the brain contains a specific cell to recognize one’s own grandmother.

Article or document title:
“Jennifer Aniston strikes a nerve” (URL)

Author:
Roxanne Khamsi

Article, document, publication, web site:
Nature.com

Date of publication:
June 22, 2005

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