20 Mar local potential

A less common type of change in the electrical potential (voltage) of a neuron either caused by receptor stimuli (such as neurons that respond to tactile sensations of texture, temperature and pressure) or postsynaptic potentials that arise from electrical activity emanating from other cells/fibers rather than from a connected synapse.
Keywords: action potential
E/I
neurotransmitter
stimulus
response
References: brain physiology
neurons
neuroscience