If an excitatory neuron and an inhibitory neuron both stimulate the same postsynaptic neuron simultaneously, what can you know for sure is happening in the postsynaptic neuron?
A)it would likely reach threshold
B)its permeability to cations and anions would decrease
C)its resting membrane potential would increase
D)it would be experiencing temporal summation
E)increased permeability to cations

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The excitatory neuron would increase the permeability to cations, while the inhibitory neuron would increase the permeability to anions. However, the net effect would depend on the relative strength of each input.

If an Excitatory Neuron and an Inhibitory Neuron Both Stimulate