Chapter 3: Postsynaptic Effect Flashcards
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Neurotransmitters connect to the appropriate receptors on the dendrite → changes the membrane potential. EPSPs and IPSPs from different dendrites can cancel one another. And the sum determines whether the action potential is gonna be fired.
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Excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSPs):
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The effect that a neurotransmitter binds to the postsynaptic receptor: it increases the likelihood that neuron will fire an action potential.
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Inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSPs):
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The effect of a neurotransmitter when it binds to a postsynaptic receptor: decreases the likelihood that neuron will fire an action potential.
