Term: forebrain action potential initiation
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Name: forebrain
Synonyms: prosencephalon
Definition: The most anterior region the brain including both the telencephalon and diencephalon.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000109]
Name: action potential initiation
Synonyms: action potential firing, action potential triggering
Definition: The initiating cycle of an action potential. In vertebrate neurons this typically occurs at an axon hillock. Not all initiated axon potentials propagate.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0099610]    QuickGO    AmiGO