Later That Day, Esther Takes Recordings from a Neuron That

question 25

Multiple Choice

Later that day, Esther takes recordings from a neuron that is receiving inputs from an adjacent neuron. She exclaims to her colleague Joe, "The cell is hyperpolarized." What did Esther record from this postsynaptic neuron?

• A) A cationic postsynaptic potential
• B) An active postsynaptic potential
• C) An excitatory postsynaptic potential
• D) An inhibitory postsynaptic potential

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