Which of the following statements is true of inhibitory messages?
A. Inhibitory messages decrease the likelihood that a receiving neuron will fire.
B. Inhibitory messages make it more likely that an action potential will travel down an axon.
C. Inhibitory messages, on outnumbering excitatory messages, cause neurons to fire.
D. Inhibitory messages are triggered when a neurotransmitter does not fit into a receptor site on a neuron.
Answer: A
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