Nathan Neuron just fired his axon, causing a release of chemicals into the synapse. “More! More!” shout the neurons that received Nathan’s chemicals. Nathan replies, “I can’t right now, I have to take my break, a.k.a., my ____.”?
a. ?refractory period
b. ?postsynaptic potential
c. ?action potential
d. ?self-propagation
ANSWER:
a
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