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Cell Physiological Phenomena > Membrane Potentials > Synaptic Potentials > Postsynaptic Potential Summation
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena > Nervous System Physiological Phenomena > Membrane Potentials > Synaptic Potentials > Postsynaptic Potential Summation
Physical Phenomena > Biophysical Phenomena > Membrane Potentials > Synaptic Potentials > Postsynaptic Potential Summation
Physiological Phenomena > Electrophysiological Phenomena > Membrane Potentials > Synaptic Potentials > Postsynaptic Potential Summation
Cell Physiological Phenomena > Signal Transduction > Synaptic Transmission > Synaptic Potentials > Postsynaptic Potential Summation
... > Chemical Phenomena > Biochemical Phenomena > Signal Transduction > Synaptic Transmission > Synaptic Potentials > Postsynaptic Potential Summation
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena > Nervous System Physiological Phenomena > Synaptic Transmission > Synaptic Potentials > Postsynaptic Potential Summation
Physiological Phenomena > Electrophysiological Phenomena > Synaptic Transmission > Synaptic Potentials > Postsynaptic Potential Summation

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Postsynaptic Potential Summation  

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Definition

  • Physiological integration of multiple SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL signals to reach the threshold and initiate postsynaptic ACTION POTENTIALS. In spatial summation stimulations from additional synaptic junctions are recruited to generate s response. In temporal summation succeeding stimuli signals are summed up to reach the threshold. The postsynaptic potentials can be either excitatory or inhibitory (EPSP or IPSP).

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Entry terms

  • Neurophysiology Summation
  • Post-Synaptic Potential Summation

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