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- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax College
- Date Added:
- 03/07/2018
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:
Describe the basis of the resting membrane potential
Explain the stages of an action potential and how action potentials are propagated
Explain the similarities and differences between chemical and electrical synapses
Describe long-term potentiation and long-term depression
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Identify the basic parts of a neuron
Describe how neurons communicate with each other
Explain how drugs act as agonists or antagonists for a given neurotransmitter system