↑ "interneuron", Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary (11 ed.), Springfield, Massachusetts, USA: Merriam-Webster, Inc., 2003, a neuron that conveys impulses from one neuron to another
↑ Saladin, KS (2010a). "12 Nerveous Issue". Anatomy and Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function (5th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. Functional classes, p. 444 (460). ISBN978-0-39-099995-5. There are three general classes of neurons (fig. 12.3) corresponding to the three major aspects of nervous system function listed earlier:
1 2 3 Saladin 2010a, pp. 444 (460) "Interneurons (association neurons) lie entirely within the CNS. They receive signals from many other neurons and carry out the integrative function of the nervous system—that is, they process, store, and retrieve information and “make decisions” that determine how the body responds to stimuli. About 90% of our neurons are interneurons. The word interneuron refers to the fact that they lie between, and interconnect, the incoming sensory pathways and the outgoing motor pathways of the CNS."
↑ Kandel, Eric R; Barres, Ben A; Hudspeth, AJ (2013). "2 - Nerve Cells, Neural Circuitry, and Behavior". ใน Kandel, Eric R; Schwartz, James H; Jessell, Thomas M; Siegelbaum, Steven A; Hudspeth, AJ (eds.). Principles of Neural Science (5th ed.). United State of America: McGraw-Hill. Nerve Cells Are the Signaling Units of the Nervous System, p. 24. ISBN978-0-07-139011-8. Interneurons are the most numerous and are subdivided into two classes: relay and local. Relay or projection interneurons have long axons and convey signals over considerable distances, from one brain region to another. Local interneurons have short axons because they form connections with nearby neurons in local circuits.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link) CS1 maint: uses editors parameter (link) CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
↑ Purves, Dale (2008). Neuroscience (4th ed.). Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, Inc. Glossary, p. G-7, internueron. Technically, a neuron in the pathway between primary sensory and primary effector neurons; more generally, a neuron whose relatively short axons branch locally to innervate other neurons. Also known as local circuit neuron.
