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Habituation
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Habituation
Weakened response to stimulus as a result of repeated presentations
Can occur in all senses
Aplysia Californica
- Repeated water jet to body causes gill to stop withdrawing
- Around 300 neurons take part in gill withdrawal reflex
EPSPs in motor neuron become smaller
- Neuron is receiving less NT
- If receiving less NT in postsynaptic motor neuron
- Changes must be taking place in presynaptic sensory neuron
Causes voltage-gated Ca2+ channels to become less responsive to voltage changes
- Less neurotransmitter release
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- Mind Map on Habituation, created by lucyslade1 on 15/05/2015.
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