Multiple Choice
Spatial summation occurs when
A) several neurons in an area fire at one time.
B) neurons fire repeatedly until a stimulus is sent.
C) they are too weak to cause an action potential.
D) the post-synaptic neuron is stimulated in one location.
E) the pre-synaptic neuron fires into many post-synaptic neurons.
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