Explore: Excitatory Mechanisms

An excitatory synapse is a synapse in which an action potential in a presynaptic neuron increases the probability of an action potential occurring in a

VA (August 2011). "The excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate stimulates DNA repair to increase neuronal resiliency". Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

facilitate glutamate activity. NMDA receptors are notable for their excitatory mechanisms to affect neuronal plasticity in learning and memory, as well as

transporters and mechanisms for removing neurotransmitters from the synaptic cleft. While Na+-driven carriers play a role, other mechanisms are also involved

confirmed by another study, which assessed the cortical inhibitory and excitatory mechanisms in OCD. The study measured the excitability of the motor cortex

about the mechanisms underlying this interaction. ... Acting as a retrograde messenger, endocannabinoids modulate the glutamatergic excitatory and GABAergic

majority of excitatory neurons in the preBötC (although see ). However, each type of rhythmic activity appears to depend on different mechanisms. The sigh

down their axons to the point where they make excitatory synaptic contacts with muscle cells. The excitatory signals induce contraction of the muscle cells

considered as the major inhibitory neurotransmitter. It also exhibits excitatory effect via GABAB receptor, in which case, a specific type of voltage dependent

cells respond to those neurotransmitters. Synaptic plasticity in both excitatory and inhibitory synapses has been found to be dependent upon postsynaptic