Hyperpolarization and IPSPs

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what is hyperpolarization?

making the membrane potential more negative

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is hyperpolarization excitatory or inhibitory?

inhibitory

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what is an IPSP?

inhibitory postsynaptic potential

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what does an IPSP do?

it moves the neuron farther from the threshold, making firing less likely

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how do EPSPs and IPSPs interact?

they summate together, like competing votes, to determine whether the neuron fires

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why does the prof compare inputs to an election?

because thousands of EPSPs and IPSPs together determine the final outcome