If an excitatory synapse is activated at the same time as an inhibitory synapse, the effect on postsynaptic membrane potential will be

a. no change.
b. a net depolarization since excitation normally triumphs over inhibition.
c. a net hyperpolarization since inhibition normally overwhelms excitation.
d. impossible to predict since we don't know the relative strength of these synapses.


D

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