All 4 Uses of "neuron" in "Oryx and Crake"

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neuron
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Oryx and Crake
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She wasn't stupid, said Jimmy's dad, she just didn't want to put her neuron power into long sentences.
p. 25.3

neuron = a nerve or brain cell
"Use your neurons," said Crake.
p. 74.4 *

neurons = brain cells
He was doing a pretty good imitation of their Chemlab teacher — the use-your-neurons line, and that clipped, stiff delivery, sort of like a bark.
p. 74.9

neurons = nerve or brain cells
God is a cluster of neurons, he'd maintained.
p. 157.7

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(1) (neuron)
a nerve or brain cell; i.e., a cell specialized to conduct electric nerve impulses
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)