Sherrington Deduced That Transmission at a Synapse Must Be Slower

question 18

Multiple Choice

 Sherrington deduced that transmission at a synapse must be slower than conduction along an axon. This was based on what kind of evidence?

• A) Temporal summation
• B) Drugs that increase or inhibit activity at synapses
• C) The speed of reflexive responses
• D) Differences in diameter between axons and dendrites

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