A local hyperpolarization that makes the membrane potential of the postsynaptic neuron more negative is:

A) a temporal stimulus. B) an excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP).
C) an inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSP). D) a saltatory stimulus.


Answer: C

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