Abstract
AbstractSynaptic transmission plays an important and time-sensitive role in the nervous system. Although the amplitude of neurotransmission is positively related to the intensity of external stimulus, whether stronger stimulus could trigger synaptic transmission faster remains unsolved. Our present work in the primary sensory system shows that besides the known effect of larger amplitude, stronger stimulus triggers the synaptic transmission faster, which is regulated by the earlier started action potential (AP), independent of the AP’s amplitude. More importantly, this model is further extended from the sensory system to the hippocampus, implying broad applicability in the nervous system. Together, we found that stronger stimulus induces AP faster, which suggests to trigger the neurotransmission faster, implying that the occurrence time of neurotransmission, as well as the amplitude, plays an important role in the timely and effective response of nervous system.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Cell Biology,Molecular Biology,Biochemistry
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