NEurons have specialized functions based on where they are located in the body/brain, and based on their shape.
- Multipolar neurons
- bipolar neurons
- unipolar neurons (monopolar)
- motor neurons
- sensory neurons
- interneurons


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Neurons are cells and have many of the basic componetns of the cell. 
- mitochondria
- cell nucleus
- ribosomes


There are also specialized structures
- dendrites
- cell body
- axon
- axon terminals

Physical structures of the neuron

Breedlove, S. & Watson, N. (2017). Behavioral neuroscience, eighth edition. Oxford University Press.

Behavioral Neuroscience 8th Edition

Types of Neurons

The specialized structures are specific for information processing and combination. They all have shared distinct features that relate to information processing, and are seperated into four distinct functional zones.

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