Postsynaptic hyperpolarizations are called IPSPs because they. decrease the chance that a neuron will fire.
A postsynaptic chromosome. : relating to, occurring in, or being part of a neuron that receives a nerve impulse after it has crossed a synapse.
This change is called a depolarization because the cell's membrane potential is moving toward 0 mV, and the membrane is becoming less polarized.
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