If five action potentials arrive at the same synapse in very close succession, which of the following would occur?
A. Spatial summation occurs.
B. Hyperpolarization occurs.
C. The direction of the action potential is reversed.
D. Depolarization always occurs.
E. Temporal summation occurs.
Answer: E
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