You have added a specific amount of excitatory neurotransmitter mixed with a 6× higher concentration of an inhibitory neurotransmitter to a synaptic cleft. You expect that the postsynaptic neuron will
A) produce 6× its normal number of action potentials.
B) produce 6× its normal number of negative action potentials.
C) show a net hyperpolarization as a result of neuronal integration.
D) show a net depolarization as a result of neuronal integration.
E) not respond to either signal.
Answer: C
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