What Might Happen on a Postsynaptic Neuron If, at the Same

question 101

Essay

What might happen on a postsynaptic neuron if, at the same time, it receives one stimulus at an excitatory synapse located close to the axon hillock but receives two stimuli at two different inhibitory synapses, both of which are far away from the axon hillock?

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