Information Travels Through the Nervous System Along the Axons as Action

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Essay

Information travels through the nervous system along the axons as action potentials. These action potentials must be transmitted across the synaptic cleft. Describe the process whereby an action potential that has entered the axon terminal is able to induce a change in membrane potential in the postsynaptic membrane, following neurotransmitter binding to a metabotropic receptor.

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