A neuron reaches its trigger point when
A) it receives more than 10 "exciting" messages.
B) the number of "inhibiting" messages is half or less than the number of "exciting" messages.
C) "exciting" messages arrive close in time and are not canceled by "inhibiting" messages.
D) "inhibiting" messages arrive close in time and are not canceled by "exciting" messages.

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A neuron reaches its trigger point when the "exciting" messages arrive close in time and are not canceled by "inhibiting" messages. The number of messages or their ratios do not necessarily determine the trigger point, but rather the timing and balance of these messages.

A Neuron Reaches Its Trigger Point When