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Excitatory and inhibitory synaptic transmission HL (2025)

So far, only excitatory neurotransmitters such as ACh have been considered. However, neurotransmitters can also be inhibitory too. In this lesson, these will be considered first. Then, interactions between excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters and the process of summation will be explored. Finally, a simulation will be used to discover more about the effects of drugs on synaptic transmission. The green arrow on...

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