Convergence describes

A) how multiple primary sensory neurons synapse on a single secondary neuron.
B) how receptive fields can overlap with one another.
C) the reason why receptive fields are so small.
D) how one primary sensory receptor neurons synapses with a secondary neuron.


A) how multiple primary sensory neurons synapse on a single secondary neuron.

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