Integration of Inputs from Many Synapses on the Postsynaptic Neuron

question 102

Multiple Choice

Integration of inputs from many synapses on the postsynaptic neuron is known as 

• A)saltatory conduction. 
• B) the absolute refractory period.​ 
• C)spatial summation. 
• D)temporal summation.

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Definitions:

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information at the beginning of a list better than the information that follows.

Recency Effect

The tendency to recall the last items in a sequence more readily than those in the middle.

Sensory Decay

The decline in the ability of a sensory system to detect or accurately interpret information over time or due to external factors.

Retrograde Amnesia

A loss of memory for experiences that occurred shortly before a loss of consciousness.