{"version":"1.0","type":"link","title":"Action potential - Newikis","description":"An action potential (also known as a nerve impulse or \"spike\" when in a neuron) is a series of quick changes in voltage across a cell membrane. An action potential occurs when the membrane potential of a specific cell rapidly rises and falls. This \"depolarization\" (physically, a reversal of the…","provider_name":"Newikis","provider_url":"https://newikis.com","cache_age":86400,"thumbnail_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Action_Potential.gif","thumbnail_width":1000,"thumbnail_height":712}