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Convergence is when | Convergence is when many[https://teaching.ncl.ac.uk/bms/wiki/index.php/Presynaptic_and_postsynaptic_neurons presynaptic neurons] send signals, by using neurotransmitters, to a single [https://teaching.ncl.ac.uk/bms/wiki/index.php/Presynaptic_and_postsynaptic_neurons postsynaptic neuron]<sup>[1]</sup>. This is the opppsite of [https://teaching.ncl.ac.uk/bms/wiki/index.php/Divergence divergence], where the signal is sent from a single presynaptic neuron to many postsynaptic neuron. | ||
[[Image:Convergence.jpg|right]] | [[Image:Convergence.jpg|right|Convergence.jpg]] | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
1. Alberts B, Bray D, Hopkins K, Johnson A, Lewis J, Roberts K et al. Essential cell biology. 3rd ed. New York: Garland Science; 2010. | 1. Alberts B, Bray D, Hopkins K, Johnson A, Lewis J, Roberts K et al. Essential cell biology. 3rd ed. New York: Garland Science; 2010. | ||
Revision as of 21:18, 5 December 2017
Convergence is when many presynaptic neurons send signals, by using neurotransmitters, to a single postsynaptic neuron[1]. This is the opppsite of divergence, where the signal is sent from a single presynaptic neuron to many postsynaptic neuron.
References
1. Alberts B, Bray D, Hopkins K, Johnson A, Lewis J, Roberts K et al. Essential cell biology. 3rd ed. New York: Garland Science; 2010.