When a nerve is stimulated, its cell membrane is depolarised so that the inside of the cell becomes less
negative. The potential is conducted along the axon to the axon terminal. At the dendrite it stimulates the
release of a chemical transmitter, which diffuses across a synapse. The transmitter binds to receptor sites
on the postsynaptic cell membrane to stimulate the generation of another impulse.
A neuron conveys information about the strength of stimuli by varying the rate in which the stimulus is fired.
The minimum level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse is known as the "threshold." This threshold is the minimum amount of neurotransmitter release or electrical stimulation needed to generate an action potential in a neuron. Below this threshold, the neuron will not fire an action potential.
A sensory Neuron picks up the stimulus from the environment and changes it into a nerve impulse.
Arrival of stimulus, Activation of a sensory neuron, Information processing by an interneuron, Activation of a motor neuron, The response by an effector. Straight out of my anatomy text book.
Sensory neuron
A specialized area of sensory neuron that detects a specific stimulus is called a sensory receptor. These receptors are designed to respond to specific forms of stimulation, such as touch, light, or sound, and convert the energy from these stimuli into electrical signals that the nervous system can interpret.
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Please see:What_happens_at_the_level_of_the_neuron_starting_with_stimulus_and_ending_with_a_response
An interaction with the world.
The stimulus is detected by the sensory receptor. The sensory receptor stimulates a sensory neuron. The sensory neuron transmits to the interneuron in the spinal cord. The interneuron stimulates a motor neuron. The motor neuron communicates to the muscle. The muscle(effector) then produces the response allowing the body to respond to the stimulus.
Number of times the neuron fires
the neuron pathway