Electrical currents generated when excitatory neurotransmitters bind to receptors and open ion channels, increasing the likelihood of action potential generation and facilitating neural communication.
Example: The flow of positive ions into neurons when glutamate binds to AMPA receptors, contributing to synaptic transmission and neural network activation.
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