Glossary B
Glossary B
Bipolar cells are nerve cells in the visual system that combine impulses from many receptors and transmit the results to ganglion cells; retinal neurons that receive inputs from the visual receptors and send signals to the retinal ganglion cells. Bipolar cells make dual connections forward and outward to the ganglion cells, as well as backward and inward to the third layer of retinal cells
Bipolar Disorder refers to a a mood disorder characterized by severe alterations in mood which are usually episodic and recurrent.
Bipolar I disorder refers to a mood disorder in which a person has episodes of mania - excited, hyperactive, energetic, grandiose behavior and also periods of deep depression;