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The study of the structure and function of the nervous system and its components.

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What happens when the conductance of a sodium channel increases?

No, not quite. You are on the right lines, but incorrect in thinking that intracellular sodium concentration is higher. At the resting phase of a neuron, there is less sodium inside the cell and mor …
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Depolarisation of post synaptic neuron

When the neuron reaches threshold, this is the trigger that leads to sodium channels opening and this creates a positive feedback process causing the neuron to become less negative and more positive, …
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What determines the influx of calcium ions in the voltage-gated ion channels?

So, let's use a neuron to neuron connection as an example. Calcium is released into the neuron when voltage gated ion channels, specific to calcium, open. These channels can only open when there is …
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