Neuronal Excitability

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Neuronal Excitability

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Neuronal Excitability

Resting Potential

Action Potential

The synapse transfers the information from the action potential

What happens at the postsynaptic membrane???

What’s a postsynaptic potential?

Types of postsynaptic potentials

Postsynaptic potentials are small

What does the p.s.p. mean to the neuron?

 Author: Dawn A. Tamarkin, Ph.D.

Email: tamarkin@stcc.edu

Home Page: faculty.stcc.edu/tamarkin

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© 2006 STCC Foundation Press
written by Dawn A. Tamarkin, Ph.D.