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Spatial vs Temporal Summation

Spatial summation is the convergence of postsynaptic potentials coming from different locations. Temporal summation is the convergence of postsynaptic potentials that arrive at different periods of time, but close enough such that the summation is strong.

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Updated 2021-05-04

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