A neuron can receive thousands of EPSPs from different neurons,and responds by triggering or not triggering an action potential.This addition and response to the net effect of postsynaptic potentials is called __________.
A) temporal summation
B) neural summation
C) spatial summation
D) neuronal coding
E) recruitment

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Spatial summation is the process where multiple synaptic inputs are integrated at the same time, which leads to the generation of an action potential if the threshold is reached. Temporal summation, on the other hand, refers to the integration of multiple inputs that occur at different times. Neural summation, neuronal coding, and recruitment do not accurately describe the process of combining synaptic inputs to trigger an action potential.

A Neuron Can Receive Thousands of EPSPs from Different Neurons,and