At an inhibitory synapse
a. no neurotransmitter is released by the sending
cell.
b. a neurotransmitter produces changes in the
receiving cell that drives the membrane potential
away from threshold.
c. no neurotransmitter can bind to the receiving
cell.
d. a neurotransmitter produces changes in the
receiving cell that drives the membrane potential
closer to threshold.
e. a neurotransmitter restores the resting potential.
Answer: b
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