Item #7 of 10

What mechanism underlies the creation of Inhibitory postsynaptic potentials?

influx of sodium;
influx of calcium;
hyperpolarization of membrane;
depolarization of membrane;
none of the alternatives is correct;

INCORRECT - EPSPs, not IPSPs, are created by depolarization of membrane.

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