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1.3 Biopsychology

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Question 40

Neuron X has synapses with three other neurons. At the same moment, one of them releases an excitatory neurotransmitter onto neuron X, and the other two release inhibitory neurotransmitters onto it. The inhibitory signals are stronger in total than the excitatory signal.

Explain whether neuron X is likely to fire.

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1.3 Biopsychology Questions

  1. IGCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /1.3 Biopsychology

88 exam-style questions on Oxford AQA IGCSE Psychology 1.3 Biopsychology, covering 1.3.1 Divisions of the nervous system, 1.3.2 The endocrine system, 1.3.3 Autonomic nervous system and fight or flight, 1.3.4 James-Lange theory of emotion, 1.3.5 Structure and function of neurons, 1.3.6 Synaptic transmission, 1.3.7 Hebb's theory of learning, 1.3.8 Brain structure, 1.3.9 Localisation of function in the brain, 1.3.10 Penfield's study of the interpretive cortex, 1.3.11 Cognitive neuroscience, 1.3.12 Brain scanning techniques, 1.3.13 Tulving's 'gold' memory study, and 1.3.14 Effects of neurological damage. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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