Postsynaptic Neuron

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The neuron that receives signals via a synaptic connection. A chemical synaptic connection between two neurons allows to transmit signals from a presynaptic neuron to a postsynaptic neuron.

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School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 2052
Claude Sammut
Faculty of Information Technology, Clayton School of Information Technology, Monash University, P.O. Box 63, Victoria, Australia, 3800
Geoffrey I. Webb

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(2011). Postsynaptic Neuron. In: Sammut, C., Webb, G.I. (eds) Encyclopedia of Machine Learning. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30164-8_650

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