Temporal Summation Refers to the Fact That

Question

Temporal summation refers to the fact that:
A)Excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs)generated by synapses on different dendrites will add linearly.
B)EPSPs generated by synapses on the same dendrite will add linearly.
C)Two EPSPs generated at slightly different times will produce a larger overall response.
D)Two EPSPs generated at the same time will shunt each other.

Accepted Answer

Temporal summation refers to the fact that EPSPs generated at slightly different times will produce a larger overall response. This occurs because the EPSPs are not fully dissipated before the next one arrives, causing their effects to add up.