In the Hodgkin and Huxley model, the action potential is presented as the result of depolarization-induced, voltage- and time-dependent opening and closure of ion channels in the membrane, allowing the passive flow of sodium (Na+) and potassium (K+) ions into and out of the neuronal cytoplasm along their respective electrochemical ion gradients.

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• ion channels concept
• membrane concept
• Hodgkin-Huxley model concept