Neural circuit

For larger structures of neurons, see biological neural network. For projections from one region of the nervous system to another, see neural pathway.
Anatomy of a multipolar neuron

A neural circuit is a population of neurons interconnected by synapses to carry out a specific function when activated.[1] Multiple neural circuits interconnect with one another to form large scale brain networks.[2]

Neural circuits have inspired the design of artificial neural networks, though there are significant differences.

  1. ^ Purves, Dale (2011). Neuroscience (5th ed.). Sunderland, Mass.: Sinauer. p. 507. ISBN 9780878936953.
  2. ^ "Neural Circuits | Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function". Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2018.