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Opening K or Cl- channels in a postsynaptic membrane would produce an inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSP). Opening K or Cl- channels in a postsynaptic membrane would produce an inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSP). True False

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In inhibitory postsynaptic potentials, the opening of chlorine and potassium channels generally occurs so that chlorine enters, with a negative charge, and potassium leaves, with a positive charge. The synergistic effect of this ionic flow is the hyperpolarization of the cell, making it difficult for an action potential to occur.

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