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What happens to the charge when a negative neuron is stimulated?

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An action potential is a very rapid change in membrane potential that occurs when a nerve cell membrane is stimulated. ... The potassium channels then open, and, because there is more potassium inside the membrane than outside, positively-charged potassium ions diffuse out.

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