PSYC 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Multiple Sclerosis, Action Potential, Hypothalamus
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To see if the neuron is excited enough to send a signal or not. It always look the same whether hearing something loud or quiet. Magnitude of the signal is always the same when something is louder or more painful. The number of signals sent in a unit of time is a very important signal to let the nervous system know variation. It is constantly regenerating at the gap to keep the strength of the signal. The strength of that signal should be the same from the beginning to the end. There is an ideal amount for everyone to have. To figure out if someones neural chemistry is at the right amount. The signal enters the end of the terminal. The chemicals travel over to the next neuron. Key challenge is to give someone the right amount of nt levels to find a healthy homeostasis. Need dopamine to initiate movement; like the gas in your car.
