Recent Examples on the WebAnd the retina’s exact output to the brain—the spatiotemporal patterns of electrical pulses generated by the ganglion cells—is unknown. Connie Chang Chinchio, Popular Mechanics, 25 Aug. 2022 The ganglion cells transmit the signal to the brain. Caroline Seydel, Forbes, 14 June 2021 Next, the researchers invented a special device to transform visual information from the external world into amber light that could be recognized by the ganglion cells.BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2021 The ganglion cells then send the signals via the optic nerve to the brain. Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ, 24 May 2021 But their eyes still have the ganglion cells that route these signals to the brain via the optic nerve. Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 24 May 2021 Recall that the wasp's first sting goes into the first thoracic ganglion, paralyzing the front legs during the initial attack. Kenneth C. Catania, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2021 Sure enough, the sting was directed into the ganglion. Kenneth C. Catania, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2021 So, the researchers damaged the optic nerve, then activated the three stem cell genes in the retinal ganglion cells. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 Dec. 2020 See More
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Etymology
borrowed from Latin, borrowed from Greek ganglíon "tumor on a tendon, mass of nerve tissue (thought to resemble such tumors)," of obscure origin