If Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials (EPSPs) Are Produced Nearly Simultaneously Through

question 4

Multiple Choice

If excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs) are produced nearly simultaneously through two different synapses on the same postsynaptic neuron, the EPSPs can also add together creating ________.

• A) a temporal summation
• B) a spatial summation
• C) a tetanus
• D) the refractory state

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