Cajal's brain cells vs. McCulloch–Pitts.
Which meaning of Neuron is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Neuron (biology) came first (c. 1891). Artificial neuron arrived in 1943. The data below shows which one owns the word now.
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Neuron (biology)Artificial neuron
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Original · c. 1891
Neuron (biology)
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Duplicate · c. 1943
Artificial neuron
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