You are in the lab and you are working with a single neuron

Last updated: 7/23/2022

You are in the lab and you are working with a single neuron (Good job, you neuroscientist!). You expose the dendrites to some neurotransmitters and detect some depolarization in the cell body. However, you observe no action potential. What should you do differently to see an action potential? Expose the axon hillock to the neurotransmitters. Get a new neuron. This one is busted. Increase the concentration of neurotransmitter given. Add more chloride ions to the extracellular fluid.