All of the following would occur if a neurotransmitter remained in the synaptic cleft except
A) the postsynaptic membrane would become saturated.
B) the postsynaptic cell would not respond to additional action potentials arriving at the presynaptic cell.
C) rate of information processing would increase.
D) receptors for the neurotransmitter would be constantly activated.
E) the postsynaptic cell would remain depolarized or hyperpolarized.

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If a neurotransmitter remained in the synaptic cleft, the rate of information processing would decrease as there would be less neurotransmitters available to bind to postsynaptic receptors. Therefore, choice C is the only option that is not a possible effect of a neurotransmitter remaining in the synaptic cleft.

All of the Following Would Occur If a Neurotransmitter Remained