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| info processing w/in Nervous system; includes decision making and memory mechanisms |
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| excitatory as NA+ enters during depolarization |
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| inhibitory as Cl- enters during hyperpolarization |
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| 3 fators determining postsynaptic response |
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1. neurotransmitter
2. receptor present
3. activity of cell when stimulated |
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| quick succession of EPSP's that reach threshold together |
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| several local potentials from several sourches reach threshold |
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| 1 presynaptic neuron helps another stimulate |
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| 1 presynaptic neuron makes it harder for another to stimulate |
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| pattern of action potentials occuring as a result of one recruitment |
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| composed of 1,000's to 1,000,000's interconnected neurons that are responsible 4 a secific function w/in the body |
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| series of neurons creating a pathway 4 neural info |
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| multiple presynaptic neurons which synapse w/a single postsynaptic neuron |
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| circular neuronal pathway |
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| parallel after-discharge circuit |
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| single neuron which stimulates several sequences of neurons which converge on a single postsynaptic neurons |
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| storage and retrieval of aquired info |
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| impulses are repeated but quickly lost |
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| growth of more synaptic knobs, more receptors |
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