neuron doctrine

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific theory
gptkbp:contrastsWith reticular theory
gptkbp:describes gptkb:nervous_system
gptkbp:field biology
neuroscience
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label neuron doctrine
gptkbp:influenced modern neuroscience
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Santiago_Ramón_y_Cajal
gptkb:Wilhelm_Waldeyer
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:cell_theory
synapse
gptkbp:state nervous system is composed of discrete individual cells
neurons are the basic structural and functional units of the nervous system
neurons communicate via specialized contacts (synapses)
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Golgi_stain
microscopy
gptkbp:yearProposed late 19th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Santiago_Ramón_y_Cajal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5