Local Hyperpolarization in a Synapse Is Called A/an ________

question 126

Multiple Choice

Local hyperpolarization in a synapse is called a/an ________.

• A) excitatory postsynaptic potential
• B) resting membrane potential
• C) inhibitory postsynaptic potential
• D) gap junction potential
• E) action potential

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Definitions:

American Law Institute (ALI) Rule

A guideline used in some jurisdictions for determining legal insanity, which considers whether a defendant lacks the capacity to understand the wrongfulness of their actions.

Irresistible Impulse Rule

Legal principle stating that even a person who knowingly performs a wrongful act can be absolved of responsibility if he or she was driven by an irresistible impulse to perform the act or had a diminished capacity to resist performing the act.

Insanity Defense Reform Act

A 1984 U.S. federal law that redefined criteria for establishing the insanity defense within federal courts.

Jurisdictions

Defined territories or areas of control where specific rules, laws, or powers are applied.