The diagram shows excitatory signals (AMPA and NMDA), inhibitory signals (GABA), and ionic currents in the modeled neuron. Together, they determine how the neuron responds to stimuli and fires. (IMAGE)

Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences

The diagram shows excitatory signals (AMPA and NMDA), inhibitory signals (GABA), and ionic currents in the modeled neuron. Together, they determine how the neuron responds to stimuli and fires.

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The diagram shows excitatory signals (AMPA and NMDA), inhibitory signals (GABA), and ionic currents in the modeled neuron. Together, they determine how the neuron responds to stimuli and fires.

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Photo: Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience

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