excitatory neuron
1Neuron — This article is about cells in the nervous system. For other uses, see Neuron (disambiguation). Brain cell redirects here. For other uses, see Glial cell. Neuron: Nerve Cell …
2Excitatory postsynaptic potential — In neuroscience, an excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP) is a temporary depolarization of postsynaptic membrane potential caused by the flow of positively charged ions into the postsynaptic cell. They are the opposite of inhibitory… …
3Neuron doctrine — Ramón y Cajal s drawing of the cells of the chick cerebellum, from Estructura de los centros nerviosos de las aves, Madrid, 1905 The neuron doctrine is a descriptive term for the fundamental concept that the nervous system is made up of discrete… …
4excitatory — Tending to produce excitation. * * * ex·cit·ato·ry ik sīt ə .tōr ē, .tȯr adj 1) tending to induce excitation (as of a neuron) <excitatory substances> <excitatory and inhibitory pathways from the brain (W. G. Van der Kloot)> 2)… …
5excitatory postsynaptic potential — (EPSP) a transient decrease in membrane polarization induced in a postsynaptic neuron when subjected to a volley of impulses over an excitatory afferent pathway; summation of such potentials may cause discharge by the neuron …
6Excitatory synapse — An excitatory synapse is a synapse in which an action potential in the presynaptic cell increases the probability of an action potential occurring in the postsynaptic cell (see also: EPSP)). At an excitatory synapse , the neurotransmitter opens… …
7Medium spiny neuron — Neuron: Medium spiny neuron Location Basal Ganglia Function inhibitory projection neuron Morphology Spiny neuron Presynaptic connections Cortex, thalamus, brain stem Postsynapt …
8Motor neuron — Neuron: Motor neuron Micrograph of the hypoglossal nucleus showing motor neurons with their c …
9Biological neuron model — A biological neuron model (also known as spiking neuron model) is a mathematical description of the properties of nerve cells, or neurons, that is designed to accurately describe and predict biological processes. This is in contrast to the… …
10Chandelier neuron — Chandelier neurons or chandelier cells are a subset of GABA ergic cortical interneurons. They are described as parvalbumin containing and fast spiking to distinguish them from other subtypes of GABAergic neurons. The name comes from the specific… …
