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nonspiking neuron
<physiology> A neuron that can convey information without generating action potentials.

As passive electrical potentials are attenuated over distances greater than the space constant for a neuron (typically 1mm), this implies that most nonspiking neurons are involved in signalling over relatively short distances.

Typical examples are invertebrate stretch receptors and interneurons in the central nervous system.