01:146:295 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Axon Hillock, Ion Channel, Ligand-Gated Ion Channel

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Synaptic transmission continued 09/28/18: the neurotransmitter that is released from the presynaptic cell moves across the synaptic cleft and binds to the neurotransmitter gated ion channels. Sodium enters cell causing a slight depolarization called epsp (excitatory post synaptic potential). Ipsp (inhibitory post synaptic potential): synaptic integration the cell body of a neuron is usually synapsed with thousands of other neurons (axonal portion). This causes the voltage at the axon hillock to vary depending on whether it is receiving ipsp or epsp: epsp summation are of two types spatial summation and temporal summation. Spatial summation: many epsp occurring at the same time. They will add one to another epsp have graded potential. Temporal summation: they occur at a fast pace causing voltage to build up. Each new one causes an increase in potential: note: they are no sodium gated channels involved in the formations of epsp.

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