Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

place cell

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables: place -cell
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of pyramidal neuron within the hippocampus that becomes active when an animal enters a particular place in its environment (known as the place field).

Inflected Forms

place cells (plural)

Synonyms

topocyte

Questions

What does place cell mean?: A type of pyramidal neuron within the hippocampus that becomes active when an animal enters a particular place in its environment (known as the place field).

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