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Feb 2023
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Action Potential & Graded Potentials

Dr Mike Todorovic
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In this episode, Dr Matt and Dr Mike discuss how the nervous system allows us to walk, talk, smell, taste, hear, and feel!

This episode is about the electrical and chemical signals that the body sends called action potentials!

For a video on this topic we suggest that you watch: Action Potentials


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