Inhibition in neurophysiology
Bathien, N.
L'Encephale 4(5 Suppl): 481-488
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0013-7006 PMID: 38102 Document Number: 138304
In Neurophysiology, inhibition is the effect of one neuron upon another tending to prevent it from initiating impulses. At cellular level, there are 3 modes of inhibition: postsynaptic inhibition, presynaptic inhibition and electrical inhibition. The formers are mediated by chemical transmitter. Examples of functional inhibition are presented. They explain its role in the coordination of movement and posture, in the integration of the sensation and in the behaviour.