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When chemicals contact the surface of a neuron, they change the balance

of ions (electrically charged atoms) between the inside and outside of the cell membrane.

When this change reaches a threshold level, this effect runs across the cell's membrane to the axon.

When it reaches the axon, it initiates the action potential, which is a rapidly moving exchange of ions.

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