Excitatory vs Inhibitory Neurotransmitters

Question 1

Excitatory vs inhibitory neurotransmitters

Answer 1

Excitatory- stimulates a action potential
Inhibitory-inhibits an action potential

Question 2

Summation
-what does it mean

Answer 2

the final outcome of the stimultaneous release of 2+ exitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters in a synapse

Question 3

2 reasons why interactions of excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters are important

Answer 3

1. muscle pairs (biceps and triceps)
2. in the CNS so that less important information is inhibited to concentrate on more important stuff