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What do neurotransmitters cause?

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Changes in membranes of post-synaptic neurons

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What is this change called?

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Postsynaptic potential

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2 types of Postsynaptic potentials?

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Excitatory - fire more easily

Inhibitory - fire less easily

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What is the sequence of information transfer? (CEC)

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Chemical (neuron to neruon across synapse)
Electrical (within neuron, to dendrite to cell body to axon to terminal)
Chemical (neuron to neuron across synapse)

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2 effects of neurotransmitters

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Excitory

Inhibitory

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