In a Single-Cell Recording

question 36

Multiple Choice

In a single-cell recording,

• A)one electrode is placed inside the cell membrane and one electrode is placed outside the cell membrane.
• B)one electrode is placed inside the soma and one electrode is placed inside the axon.
• C)two electrodes are placed inside the cell membrane at different locations.

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Definitions:

Continuous Random Variable

A variable that can assume an infinite number of values in a continuous range.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values, indicating how much the values differ from the mean of the set.

Normal Curve

Also known as the Gaussian distribution, a bell-shaped curve that is symmetric about the mean, showing the distribution of variables as naturally occurring in many processes.

Uniform Probability Density Function

A type of probability distribution in which all outcomes are equally likely, represented by a flat, constant function over its range.