When Multiple, Possibly Even Conflicting Signals Reach a Neuron, the Neuron

question 217

Multiple Choice

When multiple, possibly even conflicting signals reach a neuron, the neuron evaluates the signals and may respond or not.This property is called

• A) temporal summation.
• B) spatial summation.
• C) postsynaptic integration.
• D) graded potentials.
• E) EPSPs.

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A selection of values, based on sample results, assumed to incorporate the value of an obscure population parameter.

Mean

The average value of a data set, calculated by adding up all the numbers in the set and then dividing by the count of the numbers.

Confidence Interval

A spectrum of values, from sample measurements, that is anticipated to capture the value of a hidden population parameter.

Standard Error

A statistical measure that describes the distribution of sample means around the population mean, indicating the accuracy of a sample mean as an estimate of the population mean.