Synapses function by converting an electrical signal, known as an action potential, into a chemical signal through the release of neurotransmitters, which then bind to postsynaptic receptors to convert the signal back into an electrical form via the flow of charged ions.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: Queensland Brain Institute
  Action potentials and synapses - Queensland Brain Institute

Sources

• Action potentials and synapses - Queensland Brain Institute qbi.uq.edu.au Queensland Brain Institute via serper

Referenced by nodes (4)

• neurotransmitter concept
• synapse concept
• ion concept
• electrical signals concept