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Neural circuit
Network or circuit of neurons / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For larger structures of neurons, see biological neural network. For projections from one region of the nervous system to another, see neural pathway.
A neural circuit is a population of neurons interconnected by synapses to carry out a specific function when activated.[1] Multiple neural circuits interconnect with one another to form large scale brain networks.[2]
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Neural circuits have inspired the design of artificial neural networks, though there are significant differences.