Which of the following describes divergence
A)Thousands of synapses from many presynaptic neurons end on a single postsynaptic cell.
B)The dendrites diverge from the cell body to contact as many presynaptic neurons as possible.
C)The action potential initiated in the axon diminishes as it diverges into the axon terminals.
D)The axon of a nerve cell branches to synapse with many other cells, so that activity in one neuron influences the excitability of many other cells.

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Divergence in neural circuits refers to the branching of the axon of a single neuron to synapse with multiple other neurons, allowing the signal from one neuron to influence multiple downstream neurons. This increases the influence of that neuron on the network.

Which of the Following Describes Divergence