To process information, postsynaptic neurons often add up simultaneous signals from several presynaptic neurons. Which structure and process allow them to do so?   A.  axons; temporal summation

A.  axons; temporal summation
B.  axons; spatial summation
C.  dendrites; temporal summation
D.  dendrites; spatial summation


D.  dendrites; spatial summation

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