Which of the Following Statements About Neurons Is True

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about neurons is true?

• A) They fire action potentials only on the basis of the number of excitatory inputs they receive.
• B) They sum excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials.
• C) The "decision" to fire is made in the dendrites.
• D) They make spatial, but not temporal, summations.
• E) Both a and c

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