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Postsynaptic Potentials

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29:35

This lesson discusses glutamate release after an action potential, and the resulting post-synaptic potentials. 

Topics covered in this lesson
  • Glutamatergic excitatory postsynaptic potentials
  • Excitatory post-synaptic currents (EPSCs)
  • Excitatory post-synaptic potentials (EPSPs)
  • EPSPs vs EPSCs
  • Post-synaptic voltage-dependence of EPSPs
  • Temporal and spatial summation of post-synaptic potentials