adjective
- located or occurring after a synapse, especially on the receiving side of a nerve impulse
Usage: neuroscience; biology
Examples
- The postsynaptic neuron receives chemical signals from the presynaptic cell.
- Postsynaptic receptors bind to neurotransmitters released across the synaptic cleft.
- The researcher studied postsynaptic potentials in brain tissue samples.
- Postsynaptic membrane changes occur when neurotransmitters are detected.
- The drug affects postsynaptic activity in the central nervous system.
- Postsynaptic neurons integrate signals from multiple presynaptic inputs.