Opening All of the Sodium Channels of a Neuron at Rest

question 56

Multiple Choice

Opening all of the sodium channels of a neuron at rest should move its membrane potential to ________.

• A) −90 mV
• B) −70 mV
• C) 0 mV
• D) +10 mV
• E) +40 mV

---

Definitions:

Metalinguistic Awareness

The ability to reflect on and manipulate the structural features of language.

Dementia

A broad category of brain diseases that cause a long-term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember, significantly impacting daily functioning.

Language Acquisition Device

A hypothetical tool in the brain that enables infants to acquire and understand language rapidly as part of their innate biological endowment.

Reinforcement

In psychology, a consequence applied that strengthens an organism's future behavior whenever that behavior is preceded by a specific antecedent stimulus.