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An Excitatory Postsynaptic Potential (EPSP)

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An excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP) :


A) results in a partial depolarization of the neuron.
B) causes a neuron to fire.
C) prevents a neuron from firing.
D) results in a partial hyperpolarization of the neuron.
E) results in partial depolarization of presynaptic neurons, causing ions to pass through connecting channels.

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