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Definition of "neuropil" [neuropil]

  • A fibrous network of nervous tissue that forms the gray matter of the brain (noun)

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Use "neuropil" in a sentence
  • "Ed, back up for a minute - are you saying that as a result of the literacy training, the grey matter in the adult sample increased (you wrote: “had more grey matter in five regions towards the back of their brains”) as in somehow added more neuronal cell bodies, neuropil, etc.,"
  • "Ed, back up for a minute - are you saying that as a result of the literacy training, the grey matter in the adult sample increased (you wrote: "had more grey matter in five regions towards the back of their brains") as in somehow added more neuronal cell bodies, neuropil, etc.,"
  • "The pink is background neuropil, with the nuclei stained purple."