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  2. Action potential - Wikipedia

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    This electrical polarization results from a complex interplay between protein structures embedded in the membrane called ion pumps and ion channels. In neurons, the types of ion channels in the membrane usually vary across different parts of the cell, giving the dendrites, axon, and cell body different electrical properties. As a result, some ...

  3. Neural oscillation - Wikipedia

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    A number of nuclei in the brainstem have diffuse projections throughout the brain influencing concentration levels of neurotransmitters such as norepinephrine, acetylcholine and serotonin. These neurotransmitter systems affect the physiological state, e.g., wakefulness or arousal , and have a pronounced effect on amplitude of different brain ...

  4. Electroencephalography - Wikipedia

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    [58] [77] More specifically, the scalp electrical potentials that produce EEG are generally thought to be caused by the extracellular ionic currents caused by dendritic electrical activity, whereas the fields producing magnetoencephalographic signals [28] are associated with intracellular ionic currents. [78]

  5. Biological neuron model - Wikipedia

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    Electrical input–output membrane voltage models – These models produce a prediction for membrane output voltage as a function of electrical stimulation given as current or voltage input. The various models in this category differ in the exact functional relationship between the input current and the output voltage and in the level of detail.

  6. Threshold potential - Wikipedia

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    The current spreads quicker in a cell with less resistance, and is more likely to reach the threshold at other portions of the neuron. [ 3 ] The threshold potential has also been shown experimentally to adapt to slow changes in input characteristics by regulating sodium channel density as well as inactivating these sodium channels overall.

  7. Neuronal noise - Wikipedia

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    Neuronal activity at the microscopic level has a stochastic character, with atomic collisions and agitation, that may be termed "noise." [4] While it isn't clear on what theoretical basis neuronal responses involved in perceptual processes can be segregated into a "neuronal noise" versus a "signal" component, and how such a proposed dichotomy could be corroborated empirically, a number of ...

  8. Metastability in the brain - Wikipedia

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    EEG measures the gross electrical activity of the brain that can be observed on the surface of the skull. In the metastability theory, EEG outputs produce oscillations that can be described as having identifiable patterns that correlate with each other at certain frequencies.

  9. Excitatory postsynaptic potential - Wikipedia

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    In neuroscience, an excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP) is a postsynaptic potential that makes the postsynaptic neuron more likely to fire an action potential. This temporary depolarization of postsynaptic membrane potential , caused by the flow of positively charged ions into the postsynaptic cell, is a result of opening ligand-gated ion ...