Types of Neurons Sensory neurons The cell bodies of sensory neurons ... damaging stimuli by causing the perception of pain. 1 Motor Neurons A motor neuron’s cell body is also often located either in ...

Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals ...

While this group of colorful neurons was grown in a dish from stem cells, in the body neurons like this are responsible for sensing pain. There is a specialized subset of sensory neurons called ...

Reflex actions protect the body from further damage by allowing ... is a direct link in the spinal cord called an inter neuron (between the sensory neuron and a motor neuron) that causes a muscle ...