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Graded potential vs action potential
graded potentials – current flow, amplitude - post-synaptic potentials Action potentials Trigger zone threshold voltage All-or-none Channel activity Refractory period Coding for stimulus intensity
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Graded potential – amplitude decreases away from point of channel opening
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Graded potential Amplitude is directly proportional to the strength of the stimulating event Depolarization wave known as local current flow Strength depends on how much charge enters the cell Decreases in strength as it travels through the cytoplasm Can be depolarizing or hyperpolarizing
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Graded potential – amplitude decreases away from point of channel opening
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Action potential Initiated if a threshold depolarization is reached at the trigger zone Also called a spike Always the same amplitude Amplitude does not diminish “All or none”, essential for long distance propogation
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overshoot After hyperpolarization (undershoot)
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Movement of ions through channels during the action potential
(ion conductance)
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The voltage gated Na+ channels
Has two gates: an activation gate and an inactivation gate (gate can be opened, gate can be locked)
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Refractory period Another action potential cannot fire when the inactivation gate is latched. Action potentials cannot overlap The absolute refractory period Limits the rate of spike frequency Important for frequency coding
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Resting membrane potential is not restored,
Na+ channel gates are unlatched (inactivation Is removed)
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Coding for stimulus intensity
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Coding for stimulus intensity
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