action potential n. A momentary change in electrical potential on the surface of a cell, especially of a nerve or muscle cell, that occurs when it is stimulated, resulting in the transmission of an electrical impulse. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyri...
The calcium threshold in action potentials of myocardial fibresInvolves activation of one fibre by action potential activity in another.doi:10.1016/S0022-2828(85)80184-XRobert van SteenwijkElsevier LtdJournal of Molecular & Cellular Cardiology
We find that spike threshold depends logarithmically on Na channel density, and that Na channel inactivation and K channels can dynamically modulate it in an adaptive way: the threshold increases with membrane potential and after every action potential. Our equation was validated with simulations of ...
Action Potentials An action potential is the change in electrical potential associated with the passage of an impulse along the membrane of a muscle cell or nerve cell. An action potential occurs when a neuron sends information down an axon‚ away from the cell body. A threshold is...
Action Potential Threshold. Vary the amplitude of “Stimulus 1". What effect does this have on the cell response (Figure 7)? What is the threshold stimulus amplitude (in u.) for initiating an action potential? The threshold stimulus is best measu...
For example, the threshold potential is the minimum depolarization required to trigger an action potential in a neuron. Understanding thresholds in biology helps researchers analyze and interpret how organisms respond to different stimuli. 3. Threshold in Psychology: In psychology, threshold refers to ...
For instance, in the context of action potentials in neurons, the threshold is the level of depolarization that must be reached in order for the neuron to fire an action potential. Understanding these thresholds is crucial in studying the functioning of the nervous system and how signals are ...
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firing rate via two qualitatively distinct biophysical mechanisms: 1) a prolonged hyperpolarization preceding, accompanied by a hyperpolarizing shift in action potential threshold; and 2) a transient depolarization leading to high-frequency, associated with a depolarizing shift in action potential threshold...
We have demonstrated that rate dependent restitution and action potential duration-refractory period hysteresis can be reproduced in a one-dimensional two-variable Chernyak-Starobin-Cohen reaction-diffusion medium with variable excitation threshold. We show that restitution and hysteresis depend on the ...