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Fire a Neuron

A neuron talks in tiny electrical spikes. First, set how hard you push the neuron and see if it reaches threshold. Then press Fire to step through one action potential: from a charged, waiting cell, up through depolarization, and back down through repolarization to rest.

Try it: push the neuron

+8 mV
Move the slider to set how strongly other neurons push this one. Then press Stimulate.

Membrane potential

The action potentialpress Fire, or tap a phase