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Who actually found three types of cones in the retina?
Inhibitory Neurotransmitter
A type of neurotransmitter that decreases the likelihood of the neuron it binds to firing an action potential.
GABA
Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, a neurotransmitter in the brain that inhibits many neurons from firing, reducing activity in the nervous system.
Neuron
A cell that conducts electrochemical signals; the basic unit of the nervous system; also called a nerve cell.
Dendrites
A neuron’s branches that receive information from other neurons and transmit it toward the cell body.
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