
pmid: 15149965
The mechanisms and physiological significance of postsynaptic potential summation and action potential initiation are among the most difficult concepts for students to grasp. To help students understand these concepts, we emphasize that neurons have three distinct functional zones: 1 ) the “input
Action Potentials, Animals, Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials, Humans, Neurophysiology, Nervous System Physiological Phenomena
Action Potentials, Animals, Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials, Humans, Neurophysiology, Nervous System Physiological Phenomena
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