excitation

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"Every solid has its own set of frequencies: electronic transitions, lattice vibrations, magnetic excitations. Every material resonates in its own way," explains Bossini.

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For example, the chlorophyll pigment in D1 has an excitation state at a lower energy than its D2 counterpart, suggesting that the D1 pigment has a better chance of attracting and transferring electrons.

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They found that during sleep, both excitatory and inhibitory connections in the brain become weaker, but they do so asymmetrically, making inhibitory connections weaker than excitatory connections, which causes an increase in excitation.

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The increased excitation state of the networks caused by the genetic disorder could be restored by administering specific inhibitors of autotaxin.

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Many neurons in the network that are at the right level of excitation would rely on this current to spontaneously spike.

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