Shunting

Shunting

Shunting is an event in the neuron which occurs when an excitatory postsynaptic potential and an inhibitory postsynaptic potential are occurring close to each other on a dendrite, or are both on the soma of the cell.

ee also

* Spatial summation
* Temporal summation


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  • Shunting-yard-Algorithmus — Grafische Illustration des Algorithmus als 3 Weg Weichenstellung. Der Shunting yard Algorithmus (deutsch: ‚Rangierbahnhof‘ Algorithmus) ist eine Methode, um mathematische Terme von der Infixnotation in die umgekehrte Polnische Notation oder in… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • shunting — noun a) connecting an electrical component in parallel with another, the current being divided between them b) the manipulation of railway rolling stock into different combinations or onto different tracks …   Wiktionary

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