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What is the process that underlies all aspects of brain functioning?
What is the process that underlies all aspects of brain functioning?
What overcomes the limitation of neurons being poor generators and conductors of electricity?
What overcomes the limitation of neurons being poor generators and conductors of electricity?
What exhibits the 'all or nothing' characteristic when reaching the threshold?
What exhibits the 'all or nothing' characteristic when reaching the threshold?
What is the main cause of generating a negative current in a neuron?
What is the main cause of generating a negative current in a neuron?
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What determines whether an action potential is generated in a neuron?
What determines whether an action potential is generated in a neuron?
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What is the term for the location on the axon from which an action potential is generated?
What is the term for the location on the axon from which an action potential is generated?
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What is the main function of axon myelination?
What is the main function of axon myelination?
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What recognizes the influx of Ca ions and binds 5 of them, causing fusion with the plasma membrane?
What recognizes the influx of Ca ions and binds 5 of them, causing fusion with the plasma membrane?
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Which event reflects the release of neurotransmitter from a single vesicle?
Which event reflects the release of neurotransmitter from a single vesicle?
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What is the term for the phenomenon where action potentials are either fully generated or not at all?
What is the term for the phenomenon where action potentials are either fully generated or not at all?
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What is the term for the phenomenon where action potentials are either fully generated or not at all?
What is the term for the phenomenon where action potentials are either fully generated or not at all?
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What determines whether an action potential is generated in a neuron?
What determines whether an action potential is generated in a neuron?
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What is the main cause of generating a negative current in a neuron?
What is the main cause of generating a negative current in a neuron?
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What is the process that underlies all aspects of brain functioning?
What is the process that underlies all aspects of brain functioning?
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What overcomes the limitation of neurons being poor generators and conductors of electricity?
What overcomes the limitation of neurons being poor generators and conductors of electricity?
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What property of neurons enables them to overcome the limitation of being poor generators and conductors of electricity?
What property of neurons enables them to overcome the limitation of being poor generators and conductors of electricity?
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What is the term for the phenomenon where action potentials are either fully generated or not at all?
What is the term for the phenomenon where action potentials are either fully generated or not at all?
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What is the main cause of generating a negative current in a neuron?
What is the main cause of generating a negative current in a neuron?
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What determines whether an action potential is generated in a neuron?
What determines whether an action potential is generated in a neuron?
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What recognizes the influx of Ca ions and binds 5 of them, causing fusion with the plasma membrane?
What recognizes the influx of Ca ions and binds 5 of them, causing fusion with the plasma membrane?
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Study Notes
Brain Functioning and Neuronal Activity
- Neural signaling is the process that underlies all aspects of brain functioning.
- Action potentials overcome the limitation of neurons being poor generators and conductors of electricity through the rapid opening and closing of ion channels.
Action Potentials
- The 'all or nothing' characteristic of action potentials occurs when the depolarization threshold is reached; they either fully happen or do not occur at all.
- The generation of a negative current in a neuron is primarily caused by the efflux of potassium ions (K+).
- An action potential is generated in a neuron when the membrane potential reaches a certain threshold, which is influenced by the summation of excitatory and inhibitory signals.
Axonal Functionality
- The location on the axon from which an action potential is generated is called the axon hillock.
- Axon myelination primarily functions to increase the speed of electrical conduction through saltatory conduction and reduces energy consumption during signal transmission.
Neurotransmitter Release
- Voltage-gated calcium (Ca2+) channels recognize the influx of calcium ions and bind five Ca2+ ions, facilitating the fusion of synaptic vesicles with the plasma membrane.
- The event reflecting the release of neurotransmitters from a single vesicle is termed quantal release.
Key Phenomena in Neurophysiology
- The all-or-nothing phenomenon refers to action potentials being generated fully or not at all, exhibiting a binary nature in neuronal firing.
- Neuronal properties that enable overcoming limitations as poor electrical conductors include their ability to change membrane potential dynamically through ion channel activity.
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Test your knowledge of the electrical signals of nerve cells and neuronal signaling. Learn about the process that underlies all aspects of brain functioning, including the mechanisms that neurons develop to overcome their limitations as generators and conductors of electricity.
