Anatomy & Physiology (6th Edition)
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Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11.8, Problem 19CYU
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The difference between temporal summation and spatial summation.
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An action potential can not be induced in the postsynaptic neuron by a single excitatory post-synaptic neuron. Hence, thousands of the excitatory potentials are required to be added together to reach the threshold for generating an action potential on the postsynaptic membrane. The process of adding up these potentials is commonly termed as summation, which can be of two types—temporal and spatial.
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