A synapse where the firing of a fibre causes an excitatory post synaptic potential in the post synaptic neuron. Compare inhibitory synapse.
EXCITATORY SYNAPSE: "The ecitatory synapse increase the probabiltythat a postsynaptic neuron will fire a nerve impulse."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "EXCITATORY SYNAPSE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/excitatory-synapse/ (accessed March 19, 2023).
