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Potentiation

potentiation

(Science: physiology) increase in quantal release at a synapse following repetitive stimulation. Whereas facilitation at synapses lasts a few hundred milliseconds, potentiation may last minutes to hours.

(Science: pharmacology) The synergistic action of two drugs, being greater than the sum of the effects of each used alone.

Origin: L. Potentia = power


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Nerve Memory

... connections between nerves being involved in memory - I'm not sure that means "nerve endings," though. Check the term "long term potentiation," or "LTP," and you should find a bit of information.

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by Darby
Sat Jan 20, 2007 3:47 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Nerve Memory
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Curious... about the human brain...

... understood. The things we do know is that it has to do both with the creation of new synapses, and both with a phenomenon called long-term potentiation. This long term potentiation is a process by which a neuron keeps firing impulses even after the signal that came from a synapse is over. ...

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by MrMistery
Sat Sep 02, 2006 5:22 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Curious... about the human brain...
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