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  2. Refractory period (physiology) - Wikipedia

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    Furthermore, the relation between hyperpolarization and the neuronal refractory was questioned, as neuronal refractory periods were observed for neurons that do not exhibit hyperpolarization. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The neuronal refractory period was shown to be dependent on the origin of the input signal to the neuron, as well as the preceding spiking ...

  3. Action potential - Wikipedia

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    The period during which no new action potential can be fired is called the absolute refractory period. [43] [44] [45] At longer times, after some but not all of the ion channels have recovered, the axon can be stimulated to produce another action potential, but with a higher threshold, requiring a much stronger depolarization, e.g., to −30 mV.

  4. Biological neuron model - Wikipedia

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    After a reset, the refractory period introduces a dead time so that the total time until the next firing is t ref +t int. The firing frequency is the inverse of the total inter-spike interval (including dead time). The firing frequency as a function of a constant input current, is therefore

  5. Sodium channel - Wikipedia

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    The refractory period of each channel is therefore vital in propagating the action potential unidirectionally down an axon for proper communication between neurons. When the membrane's voltage becomes low enough, the inactivation gate reopens and the activation gate closes in a process called deinactivation .

  6. Afterhyperpolarization - Wikipedia

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    The afterhyperpolarisation is one of the processes that contribute to the refractory period. Afterhyperpolarization, or AHP, is the hyperpolarizing phase of a neuron's action potential where the cell's membrane potential falls below the normal resting potential. This is also commonly referred to as an action potential's undershoot phase. AHPs ...

  7. Hyperpolarization (biology) - Wikipedia

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    During the refractory period, which is after hyper-polarization but before the neuron has returned to its resting potential the neuron is capable of triggering an action potential due to the sodium channels ability to be opened, however, because the neuron is more negative it becomes more difficult to reach the action potential threshold.

  8. Refractory period - Wikipedia

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    Refractory period is a period immediately following a stimulus during which further stimulation has no effect. It may specifically refer to: Refractory period (physiology), recovery time of an excitable membrane to be ready for a second stimulus once it returns to its resting state, following excitation in the areas of biology, physiology and cardiology

  9. Psychological refractory period - Wikipedia

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    PRP is a product of the psychological refractory period paradigm, a paradigm in which two different stimuli are presented in rapid succession, each requiring a fast response. [1] Stimulus onset asynchrony , the time that lapses between the presentations of the two stimuli, acts as the independent variable in this paradigm, and the reaction time ...