Exam 4:How Do Neurons Use Electrical Signals to Transmit Information? Part B

_____ combines genetics and light to control targeted cells in living tissue.

The propagation of the nerve impulse is:

The action potential normally consists of the summed current changes caused by the _____ and the _____.

Hair receptors are associated with:

When Richard Caton first measured fluctuations on a voltmeter from electrodes placed on the scalp of a human subject,he was recording what we now call:

Research on optogenetics and light-sensitive ion channels has revealed that channel rhodopsin-2 can be used to _____ neurons and halorhodopsin can be used to _____ neurons.

Inhibitory postsynaptic potentials (IPSPs)are associated with:

The patch technique involves:

Voltage-sensitive sodium channels are active:

For an EPSP to cause another action potential,the stimulation must reach the _____,which is (are)rich in voltage-sensitive ion channels.

Saltatory conduction refers to:

_____ is the term used to denote reverse movement of the action potential into the dendrites.

During an action potential:

The speed of information flow in a nerve was first measured by:

The symptoms of multiple sclerosis are caused by:

_____ is a neurological disorder that is linked to periods of excessive neural synchrony.

EPSPs are associated with _____,whereas IPSPs are associated with _____.

Sodium channels close when the membrane potential reaches approximately:

_____ produce(s)myelin in the peripheral nervous system,whereas _____ produce(s)myelin in the central nervous system.

The negative charge inside of the cell membrane is largely a product of the presence of negatively charged: