If different postsynaptic potentials occur at the same time but at different locations,___ will occur.
A)temporal summation
B)simultaneous summation
C)spatial summation
D)synaptic summation

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Spatial summation occurs when different postsynaptic potentials occur at the same time but at different locations. The summation of these potentials can result in the generation of an action potential if the threshold is reached. Temporal summation, on the other hand, involves the summation of postsynaptic potentials that occur at the same location but at different times. Simultaneous summation is not a commonly used term in neuroscience. Synaptic summation is a general term used to describe the process of combining multiple inputs to the same neuron.

If Different Postsynaptic Potentials Occur at the Same Time but at Different