Definition of opacity for English Language Learners. : 1  the quality of a material that does not allow light to pass through it : the quality of being opaque. : 2  the quality of being difficult to understand or explain.
Research has shown that this is not true, and that brain cells can and do regenerate, especially in the areas related to learning, decision-making, visual recognition, and the way people perceive objects in space.weet. For a long time, scientists thought that it was impossible for brain cells to regenerate because they assumed that any new cells would disrupt the order of the brain.
The brain and spinal cord are made up of many cells, including neurons and glial cells. Neurons are cells that send and receive electro-chemical signals to and from the brain and nervous system. There are about 100 billion neurons in the brain. Skin cells live about two or three weeks. Colon cells have it rough: They die off after about four days.