Recall that a "taste" signal is only relayed to the brain once a certain number of gustatory sensory receptors are stimulated. This is referred to as temporal summation.

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Temporal summation refers to the process where multiple subthreshold signals are combined over time to trigger a response, but in the context of taste, the term "spatial summation" is more accurate, as it involves the integration of signals from multiple gustatory receptors across different locations on the tongue to produce a taste sensation.

Recall That a "Taste" Signal Is Only Relayed to the Brain