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A neuron will generate action potentials more often when it receives more excitatory than inhibitory inputs

Explanation:

An action potential is a short term change in the electrical potential that travels along a cell. It occurs when an external stimulus is received by the cell membrane of a neuron resulting in the depolarization (a decrease in the difference in voltage between the inside and outside of the neuron) of the neuron and transmission of the action potential down the neuron.

A neuron receives both excitatory and inhibitory inputs from the many other neurons it is connected to at synaptic junctions. For an action potential to be generated in a neuron, the sum of the excitatory inputs must be greater than that of the inhibitory inputs.

relative dating involves things like higher layers are most recent than rocks lower in the sequence. this can be extended to the known sequence of fossils. rocks containing rabbit fossils are later than those containing dinosaur fossils.  

absolute dating methods mainly use radioactive elements that have known rates of decay and produce recognizable products. for example potassium 40 decays to produce argon. once a rock has solidified the argon is trapped. by measuring the argon and potassium0 you can get an accurate number for the age.  

some other methods are good for archaeological ages. dendrochronology involves recognizing the sequence of tree rings. the orientation of magnetized particles in baked clay can be used to date a fire.

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