| The Neuron (cont.) |
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| • | Complex
electrochemical process: |
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| – | Synapses
release chemicals… |
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| – | Chemicals
increase dendrite electrical |
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| potential… |
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| – | When
potential reaches a threshold, … |
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| – | An
electrical pulse (action potential) goes down |
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| axon
to synapses, so … |
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| – | Synapses
release chemicals… |
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