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A representation of an action potential in a neuron, which occurs when the membrane reaches threshold from accumulated post-synaptic potentials. Regions of the graph show 1) Depolarisation, 2) Repolarisation, 3) Hyperpolarisation. This transient increase in membrane potential occurs over less than 3 ms.
