<s>
A	O
receptor	B-Algorithm
potential	I-Algorithm
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
generator	O
potential	O
,	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
graded	B-Algorithm
potential	I-Algorithm
,	O
is	O
the	O
transmembrane	O
potential	O
difference	O
produced	O
by	O
activation	O
of	O
a	O
sensory	B-Architecture
receptor	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
receptor	B-Algorithm
potential	I-Algorithm
is	O
often	O
produced	O
by	O
sensory	O
transduction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
influx	O
of	O
current	O
will	O
often	O
bring	O
the	O
membrane	O
potential	O
of	O
the	O
sensory	B-Architecture
receptor	I-Architecture
towards	O
the	O
threshold	O
for	O
triggering	O
an	O
action	B-Algorithm
potential	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Receptor	B-Algorithm
potential	I-Algorithm
can	O
work	O
to	O
trigger	O
an	O
action	B-Algorithm
potential	I-Algorithm
either	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
neuron	O
or	O
on	O
an	O
adjacent	O
cell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
same	O
neuron	O
,	O
a	O
receptor	B-Algorithm
potential	I-Algorithm
can	O
cause	O
local	O
current	O
to	O
flow	O
to	O
a	O
region	O
capable	O
of	O
generating	O
an	O
action	B-Algorithm
potential	I-Algorithm
by	O
opening	O
voltage-gated	O
ion	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
receptor	B-Algorithm
potential	I-Algorithm
can	O
also	O
cause	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
neurotransmitters	O
from	O
one	O
cell	O
that	O
will	O
act	O
on	O
another	O
cell	O
,	O
generating	O
an	O
action	B-Algorithm
potential	I-Algorithm
in	O
the	O
second	O
cell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magnitude	O
of	O
the	O
receptor	B-Algorithm
potential	I-Algorithm
determines	O
the	O
frequency	O
with	O
which	O
action	B-Algorithm
potentials	I-Algorithm
are	O
generated	O
and	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
adaptation	O
,	O
stimulus	O
strength	O
,	O
and	O
temporal	O
summation	O
of	O
successive	O
receptor	B-Algorithm
potentials	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Receptor	B-Algorithm
potential	I-Algorithm
relies	O
on	O
receptor	O
sensitivity	O
which	O
can	O
adapt	O
slowly	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
slowly	O
decaying	O
receptor	B-Algorithm
potential	I-Algorithm
or	O
rapidly	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
quickly	O
generated	O
but	O
shorter-lasting	O
receptor	B-Algorithm
potential	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
receptor	B-Algorithm
potential	I-Algorithm
is	O
in	O
a	O
taste	O
bud	O
,	O
where	O
taste	O
is	O
converted	O
into	O
an	O
electrical	O
signal	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
brain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
neurotransmitter	O
molecules	O
diffuse	O
across	O
the	O
synaptic	O
cleft	O
to	O
the	O
postsynaptic	O
membrane	O
of	O
the	O
primary	B-Architecture
sensory	I-Architecture
neuron	I-Architecture
,	O
where	O
they	O
elicit	O
an	O
action	B-Algorithm
potential	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
