Phrases with «postsynaptic neuron»

A postsynaptic neuron refers to a nerve cell that receives signals from another nerve cell, known as the presynaptic neuron, through a small gap called synapse. It's like a receiver that reacts to information sent by the sender neuron to pass on the message in our brain and nervous system. Full definition

Sentences with «postsynaptic neuron»

  • In addition to the glutamate - secreting presynaptic neuron, the signal - receiving postsynaptic neuron and even the astrocyte itself may employ signaling molecules of their own to keep the system in balance, she said. (sciencedaily.com)
  • At the synapse, the neuron releases neurotransmitters that flow into another, postsynaptic neuron, which then fires too. (discovermagazine.com)
  • These results suggest that potentiation involves rapid coordinate changes in the distribution of proteins in the presynaptic neuron as well as the postsynaptic neuron. (science.sciencemag.org)
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