When you actually perceive the "taste" of something you are eating, it means that:
A)a single sensory cell has been depolarized and the signal has been transmitted to the area of the brain that perceives the taste.
B)a single taste bud has been depolarized and the signal has been transmitted to the area of the brain that perceives the taste.
C)multiple sensory cells have been depolarized by a sufficient amount of a food item and their combined EPSPs have been summed to transmit a signal to the brain.
D)multiple sensory cells have been depolarized by a variety of food items.

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Multiple sensory cells need to be depolarized by a sufficient amount of a food item in order for their combined EPSPs to be summed and transmit a signal to the brain for the taste to be perceived.

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