excitation

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"The effects are not caused by laser excitation. The cause is light, not temperature," confirms Bossini: "We can change the frequencies and properties of the material in a non-thermal way."

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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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A genetic disorder leads to an increase in bioactive lipids in the brain, resulting in an imbalance between excitation and inhibition in neural circuits and promoting mental disorders.

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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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