20 Mar E/I

Excitatory (positive) and Inhibitory (negative) changes in action potential. Excitatory changes lead to a neuron firing or becoming activated while inhibitory influences reduce the activation. Resting potential is the absence of excitation or inhibition.
Keywords: weight
threshold
synaptic vesicle
relay
Ranvier, nodes of
quantal release
pump
overshoot
norepinephrine
local potential
impulse
firing
exocytosis
endocytosis
efferent
dopamine
channel
brain circuitry
asymptote
ANS
afferent
acetylcholine
action potential
resting potential
depolarization
hyperpolarization
neurotransmitter
chaos
References: brain physiology
neurons
neuroscience