"Jennifer Aniston neuron" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Jennifer Aniston neurons [plural]
Etymology: Named after Jennifer Aniston, from a 2005 study which identified a neuron firing to photographs showing the actress. Etymology templates: {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Jennifer Aniston}} Jennifer Aniston, {{named-after|en|Jennifer Aniston|wplink==}} Named after Jennifer Aniston Head templates: {{en-noun}} Jennifer Aniston neuron (plural Jennifer Aniston neurons)
  1. (informal) Synonym of grandmother cell Tags: informal Synonyms: grandmother cell [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Jennifer_Aniston_neuron-en-noun-pOgR-o3J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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