Question

greetings, you are attempting to take your midterm exam. your exam has a total of 50 questions with up - to 2 hours before submission. you have 2 attempts with the highest score being accepted. if you have any trouble, contact oit immediately at 713 - 313 - 4357. as a reminder, there are no make - ups or retakes. by starting this attempt, you understand and the accept the test requirements. best of success, professor walden question 31 2 pts which of the following terms refers to the moment when a neurotransmitter makes the postsynaptic cell more negative inside and it becomes less likely to fire an action potential? excitation inhibition refactoriazation reuptake

Explanation:

In neuroscience, when a neurotransmitter makes the postsynaptic cell more negative inside (hyperpolarizes it) and reduces the likelihood of it firing an action potential, this is called inhibition. Excitation makes the cell more likely to fire, refactoring is not relevant here, and reuptake is the process of neurotransmitter re - entry into the presynaptic neuron.

Answer:

B. inhibition